1348 ⟶ Pope Clement VI Condemns Violence Against Jews

Pope Clement VI issued two papal bulls in 1348 (6 July and 2...
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☠️ Jews Scapegoated During the Black Death

Jews scapegoated as the cause of the growing Black Death. See also Medieval antisemitism⟶
Jews Scapegoated During the Black Death (1346)
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🕊️ Pope Clement VI Condemns Violence Against Jews

Pope Clement VI issued two papal bulls in 1348 (6 July and 26 September), the latter named Quamvis Perfidiam, which condemned the violence and said those who blamed the plague on the Jews had been "seduced by that liar, the Devil." He urged clergy to take action to protect Jews as he had done.⟶
Pope Clement VI Condemns Violence Against Jews (1348)
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🔥 Strasbourg Massacre of Jews

Several hundred Jews are publicly burned to death in the Strasbourg massacre.⟶
Strasbourg Massacre of Jews (1349)
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