13th–14th centuries
Affair of the lepers
1321·Pamiers
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the community attacked
The community of Pamiers was attacked during the lepers' affair. The city was the seat of Bishop Jacques Fournier, a methodical inquisitor whose registers are the most detailed source we have on the beliefs of the Midi of that era.
These registers show the rumor taking shape: what people were saying, who had heard it from whom, and how the accusation against the lepers became within a few weeks an accusation against the Jews. They also show that some witnesses did not believe it and said so.
- Period :
- 13th–14th centuries
- Type :
- Trials and executions
- Region :
- Western Europe
- Country :
- France
Registres de Jacques Fournier ; Le Roy Ladurie, Montaillou ; archives du comté de Foix.