1250 ⟶ Ritual Murder Accusation in Saragossa
Saragossa Spain: death of a choirboy Saint Dominguito del Va...
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🩸 Emperor Frederick II Investigates Ritual Murder Accusation
The Jews of Fulda, Germany were accused of Ritual murder. To investigate the Blood libel, Emperor Frederick II held a special conference of Jewish converts to Christianity at which the converts were questioned about Jewish ritual practice. Letters inviting prominent individuals to the conference still survive. At the conference, the converts stated unequivocally that Jews do not harm Christian children or require blood for any rituals. In 1236 the Emperor published these findings and in 1247 Pope Innocent IV, the Emperor's enemy, also denounced accusations of the Ritual murder of Christian children by Jews. In 1272, the papal repudiation of the Blood libel was repeated by Pope Gregory X, who also ruled that thereafter any such testimony of a Christian against a Jew could not be accepted unless it is confirmed by another Jew. Unfortunately, these proclamations from the highest sources were not effective in altering the beliefs of the Christian majority and the libels continued.⟶
Medieval PeriodBlood LibelRitual MurderFalse AccusationFrederick IIPope Innocent IVPapal Bull
Germany🩸 Host Desecration Accusation and Burning in Beelitz
The first ever accusation of Host Desecration. The entire Jewish population of Beelitz was burned at the stake after being accused of torturing Jesus and the spot it happened was named "Judenberg."⟶
Host desecrationBlood libelViolenceAccusationBeelitzMiddle AgesGermanyPersecutionReligious extremism
Germany👶 Ritual Murder Accusation in Saragossa
Saragossa Spain: death of a choirboy Saint Dominguito del Val prompts Ritual murder accusation. His sainthood was revoked in the 20th century but reportedly a chapel dedicated to him still exists in the Cathedral of Saragossa.⟶
Ritual murderBlood libelSaragossaSpainAnti-Jewish sentimentMiddle AgesFalse accusationReligious extremismSaint Dominguito del Val
Spain🩸 Ritual Murder Accusation in Brest-Litovsk
Brest-Litovsk: the son of a wealthy Jewish tax collector is accused of killing the family's Christian servant for ritual purposes. He is tortured and executed in line with the law. King Sigismund II of Poland forbids future charges of ritual murder, calling them groundless.⟶
Ritual murderBrest-LitovskPoland16th CenturyFalse accusationsKing Sigismund IIAnti-Semitism
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Poland🔪 Łęczyca Jews Accused of Ritual Murder
Jews of Łęczyca are accused of ritual murder after a young child is found dead in the woods. The blame falls on the Jews after a local gentile named Foma confesses to the crime then says he had been coerced into doing it by the Jews. Despite the lack of evidence, two Jewish elders named Meyer and Lazar are arrested and tortured, and eventually quartered publicly.⟶
Blood LibelRitual MurderFalse AccusationPersecutionViolenceTorture17th CenturyPolandJewish Community
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