1506Lisbon Massacre of Marranos

A marrano expresses his doubts about miracle visions at St. ...
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📜 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

🚫 New Christians Prohibited from Leaving Portugal

All New Christians are prohibited from leaving Portugal, even those who were forcibly baptized.
New Christians Prohibited from Leaving Portugal (1499)
Forced ConversionPortugalReligious PersecutionEarly Modern PeriodSephardic JewsInquisition
PortugalPortugal

🔥 Jewish Scholars Burned at the Stake in Moscow

Several Jewish scholars are burned at the stake for proselytizing in Moscow.
Jewish Scholars Burned at the Stake in Moscow (1504)
Religious PersecutionInquisitionEarly Modern PeriodRussiaForced ConversionMartyrdom
RussiaRussia

🔥 Lisbon Massacre of Marranos

A Marrano expresses his doubts about miracle visions at St. Dominics Church in Lisbon, Portugal. The crowd, led by Dominican friars, kills him, then ransacks Jewish houses and slaughters any Jew they could find. The countrymen hear about the massacre and join in. Over 2,000 marranos killed in three days.
Lisbon Massacre of Marranos (1506)
MassacreMarranosPortugalReligious PersecutionEarly Modern PeriodInquisitionForced Conversion
PortugalPortugal

🔥 Burning of Frei Diogo da Assumpcão in Lisbon

Frei Diogo da Assumpcão, a partly Jewish friar who embraced Judaism, burned alive in Lisbon.
Burning of Frei Diogo da Assumpcão in Lisbon (1603)
InquisitionLisbonForced ConversionReligious PersecutionMarranosPortugalAuto-da-fé
PortugalPortugal

🔥 Jeronimo Jose Ramos Burned at the Stake

Jeronimo Jose Ramos, a merchant from Bragança, Portugal, is burned at the stake for being secretly Jewish.
Jeronimo Jose Ramos Burned at the Stake (1755)
InquisitionReligious PersecutionMarranosForced ConversionPortugalBrazil18th CenturyTrialExecution
PortugalPortugalBrazilBrazil