1555 ⟶ Pope Paul IV Issues Cum nimis absurdum Bull and Establishes Ghetto
In papal bull Cum nimis absurdum, Pope Paul IV writes: "It a...
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🔥 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.⟶
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Italy🔥 Cornelio da Montalcino Burned at the Stake
Cornelio da Montalcino, a Franciscan Friar who converted to Judaism, is burned alive in Rome.⟶
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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.⟶
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Italy✝️ Martyrs of 1555 in Ancona
The Martyrs of 1555. 25 Jews in Ancona are hanged or burned at the stake for refusing to convert to Christianity as a result of Pope Paul IV's Bull of 1555.⟶
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Italy📖 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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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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