1593 ⟶ Pope Clement VIII's Confirmation of Anti-Jewish Papal Bull and Propaganda
Pope Clement VIII confirms the papal bull of Paul III that e...
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📜 Pope Martin V's Bull on Judaism's Origins, Withdrawn
Pope Martin V issues a Bull reminding Christians that Christianity was derived from Judaism and warns the friars not to incite against the Jews. The Bull was withdrawn the following year on allegations that the Jews of Rome attained it by Fraud.⟶
Papal BullCatholic ChurchJudaismTheologyAnti-JudaismFraud AllegationsReligious DoctrineMedieval Period
Vatican City🔥 Pope Julius III Orders Talmud Burning
Pope Julius III forbids Talmud printing and orders burning of any copy found. Rome's Inquisitor-General, Cardinal Carafa (later Pope Paul IV) has Talmud publicly burnt in Rome on Rosh Hashanah, starting a wave of Talmud burning throughout Italy. About 12,000 copies were destroyed.⟶
Religious persecutionBook burningTalmudPope Julius IIIItalyCatholic Church16th Century
Italy📜 Pope Paul IV Issues Cum nimis absurdum Bull and Establishes Ghetto
In Papal bull Cum nimis absurdum, Pope Paul IV writes: "It appears utterly absurd and impermissible that the Jews, whom God has condemned to eternal slavery for their guilt, should enjoy our Christian love." He renews anti-Jewish legislation and installs a locked nightly ghetto in Rome. The Bull also forces Jewish males to wear a yellow hat, females – yellow kerchief. Owning real estate or practicing medicine on Christians is forbidden. It also limits Jewish communities to only one synagogue.⟶
Anti-Jewish legislationGhettoizationPapal BullPope Paul IVReligious persecutionItalyCatholic Church16th CenturySegregation
Italy📜 Pope Pius V Reinstates Harsh Anti-Jewish Laws
Antonio Ghislieri elected and, as Pope Pius V, reinstates the harsh anti-Jewish laws of Pope Paul IV.⟶
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Italy🏘️ Pope Pius V Restricts Jewish Residence in Papal States
Pope Pius V expels Jews dwelling outside of the ghettos of Rome, Ancona, and Avignon from the Papal States, thus ensuring that they remain city-dwellers.⟶
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Italy📜 Pope Clement VIII's Confirmation of Anti-Jewish Papal Bull and Propaganda
Pope Clement VIII confirms the papal bull of Paul III that expels Jews from papal states except ghettos in Rome and Ancona and issues Caeca et obdurata ("Blind Obstinacy"): "All the world suffers from the usury of the Jews, their monopolies and deceit. ... Then as now Jews have to be reminded intermittently anew that they were enjoying rights in any country since they left Palestine and the Arabian desert, and subsequently their ethical and moral doctrines as well as their deeds rightly deserve to be exposed to criticism in whatever country they happen to live."⟶
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