1475 ⟶ Simon of Trent blood libel and subsequent persecution
A student of the preacher Giovanni da Capistrano, Franciscan...
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🩸 The William of Norwich Blood Libel Case
The case of William of Norwich, a contrived accusation of murder by Jews in Norwich, England.⟶
Blood LibelNorwichFalse AccusationMedieval PeriodAntisemitic TropeReligious Propaganda
United Kingdom🩸 Simon of Trent blood libel and subsequent persecution
A student of the preacher Giovanni da Capistrano, Franciscan Bernardine of Feltre, accuses the Jews in murdering an infant, Simon. The entire community is arrested, 15 leaders are burned at the stake, the rest are expelled. In 1588, Pope Sixtus V confirmed Simon's cultus. Saint Simon was considered a martyr and patron of kidnap and torture victims for almost 500 years. In 1965, Pope Paul VI declared the episode a fraud, and decanonized Simon's sainthood.⟶
Blood LibelReligious PropagandaAnti-SemitismMedieval PeriodTrentFalse AccusationCatholic ChurchPersecution
Italy🩸 Blood libel in La Guardia, Spain
The Blood libel in La Guardia, Spain, where the alleged victim Holy Child of La Guardia became revered as a saint.⟶
Blood LibelFalse AccusationReligious PropagandaSpanish InquisitionAnti-SemitismMedieval PeriodLa Guardia
Spain🩸 Blood libel in Sandomierz
A female child is found dead at a church in Sandomierz. The mother of the child first said she placed her body in the church because she could not afford a burial, but after torture accused the Jewish leader Aaron Berek of the local community of murdering her daughter. The mother and Berek were sentenced the death.⟶
Blood LibelSandomierzAccusationFalse AccusationEarly Modern PeriodAnti-SemitismAaron Berek
Poland
👿 Blood Libel Accusations in Cairo
Muslims accuse jews of murdering a Christian for his blood in Cairo⟶
Blood LibelCairoFalse AccusationAntisemitism19th CenturyPersecutionJewish Community
Egypt