582 ⟶ Merovingians Order Baptism for All Jews
The Merovingians order that all Jews of the kingdom are to b...
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📜 Third Council of Orléans: Restrictions on Jewish Employment and Public Appearance
The Third Council of Orléans forbids Jews to employ Christian servants or possess Christian slaves. Jews are prohibited from appearing in the streets during Passion Week: "their appearance is an insult to Christianity". The Merovingian king Childebert approves the measure.⟶
Early Middle AgesChurch CouncilsMerovingian DynastyReligious LawDiscriminationChristianityLegal RestrictionsJewish-Christian Relations
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🧑⚖️ Fifth Council of Paris: Jews in Public Office Must Convert
Fifth Council of Paris decrees that all Jews holding military or civil positions must accept baptism, together with their families.⟶
Church CouncilsForced ConversionPublic OfficeDiscriminationReligious LawLegal RestrictionsEarly Middle AgesJewish-Christian Relations
France✝️ Byzantine Jews Forced to Convert
Byzantine emperor Leo III forcibly converts all Jews and Montanists in the empire into mainstream Byzantine Christianity.⟶
Forced ConversionByzantine EmpireReligious PersecutionEastern ChristianityAnti-JudaismLeo IIIEarly Middle AgesReligious Law
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North Macedonia💧 Basil I Orders Forced Baptism of Jews
Basil I decrees that all Byzantine Jews are to be baptized, by force if necessary.⟶
Forced ConversionByzantine EmpireReligious PersecutionEastern ChristianityAnti-JudaismBasil IEarly Middle AgesReligious Law
GreeceTurkeyBulgariaNorth Macedonia