1553 ⟶ Pope Julius III Orders Talmud Burning
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🔥 Pope Orders Burning of Talmud Copies
Pope Innocent IV orders Louis IX of France to burn all Talmud copies.⟶

Religious persecutionTalmudBook burningPope Innocent IVLouis IXFranceMiddle AgesAnti-Jewish sentimentIdeologyCatholic Church

🔥 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

🔥 Cornelio da Montalcino Burned at the Stake
Cornelio da Montalcino, a Franciscan Friar who converted to Judaism, is burned alive in Rome.⟶

Religious persecutionInquisitionConversionRome16th CenturyMartyrdomCatholic Church

📜 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

📖 Pope Pius IV Allows Censored Talmud
Pope Pius IV allows Talmud on conditions that it is printed by a Christian and the text is censored.⟶
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📜 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.⟶

Anti-Jewish legislationPope Pius VReligious persecutionItalyCatholic Church16th CenturyReinstatement
