1639Two Roman Jewish Children Forcibly Baptized

Two Roman Jewish children are forcibly baptized by Pope Urba...
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🚢 Deportation and Death of Jewish Children to São Tomé

John II of Portugal deports several hundred Jewish children to the colony of São Tomé, where most of them die.
Deportation and Death of Jewish Children to São Tomé (1493)
Child DeportationPortuguese EmpireForced ConversionSão Tomé15th CenturyColonialismPersecution
PortugalPortugal

📜 Manuel I of Portugal Orders Jewish Conversion or Exile

Manuel I of Portugal decrees that all Jews must convert or leave Portugal without their children.
Manuel I of Portugal Orders Jewish Conversion or Exile (1497)
Forced ConversionExilePortugalReligious PersecutionEarly Modern PeriodSephardic Jews
PortugalPortugal

🚫 New Christians Prohibited from Leaving Portugal

All New Christians are prohibited from leaving Portugal, even those who were forcibly baptized.
New Christians Prohibited from Leaving Portugal (1499)
Forced ConversionPortugalReligious PersecutionEarly Modern PeriodSephardic JewsInquisition
PortugalPortugal

🔥 Jewish Scholars Burned at the Stake in Moscow

Several Jewish scholars are burned at the stake for proselytizing in Moscow.
Jewish Scholars Burned at the Stake in Moscow (1504)
Religious PersecutionInquisitionEarly Modern PeriodRussiaForced ConversionMartyrdom
RussiaRussia

🔥 Roman Jewish Mistress Burned Alive

Roman Jewish mistress of the son of the duke of Parma is burned alive.
Roman Jewish Mistress Burned Alive (1628)
ExecutionBurning at the StakeReligious PersecutionRoman GhettoMistress17th Century
ItalyItaly

👶 Two Roman Jewish Children Forcibly Baptized

Two Roman Jewish children are forcibly baptized by Pope Urban VIII.
Two Roman Jewish Children Forcibly Baptized (1639)
Forced ConversionChild AbductionReligious PersecutionPope Urban VIIIRome17th Century
ItalyItaly