1260 ⟶ Thomas Aquinas's *Summa Contra Gentiles* and Jewish Conversion
Thomas Aquinas publishes Summa Contra Gentiles, a summary of...
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📚 Talmud Burnings in Paris
Following a show trial, the Talmud is "convicted" of corrupting the Jews. 24 cart-loads of hand-written Talmudic manuscripts, some 10,000 volumes and comprising most of the extant volumes in France, are burned in the streets of Paris.⟶
Religious persecutionTalmudBook burningAnti-Jewish sentimentShow trialFranceMiddle AgesIdeologyReligious extremism
France📖 Thomas Aquinas's *Summa Contra Gentiles* and Jewish Conversion
Thomas Aquinas publishes Summa contra Gentiles, a summary of Christian faith to be presented to those who reject it. The Jews who refuse to convert are regarded as "deliberately defiant" rather than "Invincibly ignorant".⟶
Thomas AquinasSumma Contra GentilesChristian theologyConversionIdeologyMiddle AgesReligious persecution
🗣️ Disputation of Barcelona
DisputationReligious debateJudaismChristianityMiddle AgesIdeologyConversion
Spain🔥 Abraham of Augsburg Burned at the Stake
German-Jewish convert Abraham of Augsburg publicly assails Christianity, severs the heads of crucifix figurines and is sentenced to Torture and Death by burning.⟶
Abraham of AugsburgConversionMartyrdomReligious persecutionTortureExecutionMiddle Ages
📜 Synod of Mainz Defines Heresy of Jewish Conversion
The Synod of Mainz defines the adoption of Judaism by a Christian or the return of a baptized Jew to Judaism as heresy subject to punishment.⟶
LegislationSynod of MainzHeresyReligious LawGermanyMiddle AgesReligious PersecutionAntisemitism
Germany🕍 Jews Expelled from Recanati after Conversion Attempt
Recanati, Italy: a baptized Jew, Joseph Paul More, enters synagogue on Yom Kippur under the protection of Pope Paul IV and tries to preach a conversion sermon. The congregation evicts him. Soon after, the Jews are expelled from Recanati.⟶
ExpulsionConversionRecanatiItaly16th CenturyReligious persecution
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