Relatio de Simone Puero Tridentino (Gabriele di Pietro, 1475)
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Title
Relatio de Simone Puero Tridentino (Gabriele di Pietro, 1475)
Subject
Tiberinus, Johannes Matthias (fl. 1475)
Incunabula
Simon, of Trent, -1475
Judaica
Excerpts
Annotations
Description
The story of Simon of Trent is among the most egregious examples of the “blood libel” against Jews. This accusation usually involves the sacrificial killing of children whose blood is then used in various rituals, among them the making of Passover matzoh. Simon of Trent (or Trento), 28 months old, disappeared on 23 March 1475; his body was found in a river several days later. Earlier in the Lenten season, the Franciscan friar Bernardinus of Feltre had delivered several inflammatory sermons denouncing the Jews of Trent and predicting the murder of a Christian child during Passover. The discovery of Simon’s body engendered widespread condemnation of the Jewish community and eventually led to the torture and execution of several of its members. Simon of Trent was canonized about a century later. After the second Vatican Council (1962-1965), the entire episode was declared a fraud; Simon’s name was removed from the calendar of saints’ days in 1965, the cult dedicated to him was dissolved, and further veneration of him was forbidden.
Abstract
Excerpt from a 1475 copy of Johannes Matthias Tiberinus' Relatio de Simone Puero Tridentino [The story of Simon, a boy of Trent], with annotations in the margins
Creator
Tiberinus, Johannes Matthias (fl. 1475)
Publisher
Gabriele di Pietro
Date Created
1475
Rights
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Access Rights
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Is Part Of
Solomon M. Hyams Collection of the Boston Medical Library (Ballard 688)
Format
text
Extent
Excerpt (1 page)
Language
Latin
Identifier
DigID0002784
Provenance
Purchased for the Solomon M. Hyams Collection of the Boston Medical Library, 1935
Files
Citation
Tiberinus, Johannes Matthias (fl. 1475), “Relatio de Simone Puero Tridentino (Gabriele di Pietro, 1475),” OnView, accessed April 19, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/12969.