1010 ⟶ Jews in Limoges Face Baptism or Exile
The Jews of Limoges are given the choice of baptism or exile...
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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.⟶
Forced ConversionReligious PersecutionExileClermontGaulBishop AvitusJewish CommunitiesEarly Middle Ages
France💧 Merovingians Order Baptism for All Jews
The Merovingians order that all Jews of the kingdom are to be baptized.⟶
Forced ConversionMerovingian DynastyReligious LawBaptismChristianityReligious PersecutionEarly Middle AgesLegal CoercionJewish-Christian Relations
France📜 Byzantine Decree of Forced Conversion
Romanos I Lekapenos decreed that all Jews should be forced to convert and subjugated if they refuse. This leads to the death of hundreds of Jews and the destruction of numerous synagogues.⟶
Byzantine EmpireForced ConversionReligious PersecutionAntisemitismRomanos I LekapenosJewish CommunitiesPersecutionEastern Roman Empire
Greece
Turkey
🔪 Massacre and Forced Conversions of Majorcan Jews
Massacre and forced conversion of Majorcan Jews.⟶
MassacreForced ConversionReligious PersecutionMedieval SpainAnti-JudaismJewish CommunitiesMajorcaPogrom
Spain📜 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.⟶
Forced ConversionExilePortugalReligious PersecutionEarly Modern PeriodSephardic Jews
Portugal