576 ⟶ Bishop Avitus of Clermont Orders Jews to Convert or Leave

In Clermont, Gaul, Bishop Avitus offers Jews a choice: accep...
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🚪 Bishop Avitus of Clermont Orders Jews to Convert or Leave

In Clermont, Gaul, Bishop Avitus offers Jews a choice: accept Christianity or leave Clermont. Most emigrate to Marseilles.⟶
Bishop Avitus of Clermont Orders Jews to Convert or Leave (576)
Forced ConversionReligious PersecutionExileClermontGaulBishop AvitusJewish CommunitiesEarly Middle Ages
FranceFrance

✝️ Byzantine Jews Forced to Convert

Byzantine emperor Leo III forcibly converts all Jews and Montanists in the empire into mainstream Byzantine Christianity.⟶
Byzantine Jews Forced to Convert (722)
Forced ConversionByzantine EmpireReligious PersecutionEastern ChristianityAnti-JudaismLeo IIIEarly Middle AgesReligious Law
GreeceGreeceTurkeyTurkeyBulgariaBulgariaNorth MacedoniaNorth Macedonia

💧 Basil I Orders Forced Baptism of Jews

Basil I decrees that all Byzantine Jews are to be baptized, by force if necessary.⟶
Basil I Orders Forced Baptism of Jews (874)
Forced ConversionByzantine EmpireReligious PersecutionEastern ChristianityAnti-JudaismBasil IEarly Middle AgesReligious Law
GreeceGreeceTurkeyTurkeyBulgariaBulgariaNorth MacedoniaNorth Macedonia

🚪 Jews in Limoges Face Baptism or Exile

The Jews of Limoges are given the choice of baptism or exile.⟶
Jews in Limoges Face Baptism or Exile (1010)
LimogesForced ConversionExileReligious PersecutionAntisemitismBaptismJewish Communities
FranceFrance

🚪 Jews of Kairouan Forced to Convert or Leave

The Jewish community of Kairouan, Tunisia is forced to choose between conversion and expulsion.⟶
Jews of Kairouan Forced to Convert or Leave (1016)
KairouanConversionExileJewish CommunityReligious PersecutionAntisemitismExpulsion
TunisiaTunisia

📜 Manuel I of Portugal Orders Jewish Conversion or Exile

Manuel I of Portugal decrees that all Jews must convert or leave Portugal without their children.⟶
Manuel I of Portugal Orders Jewish Conversion or Exile (1497)
Forced ConversionExilePortugalReligious PersecutionEarly Modern PeriodSephardic Jews
PortugalPortugal