15th–17th centuries
The Inquisition tribunal extended its prosecutions to Jews accused of detaining converts
1570·Rome
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The Roman Inquisition extended its prosecutions to Jews accused of keeping converts in their former faith.
The Holy Office normally had no authority over Jews, who had never been baptized; it assumed authority by this means, as aiding an apostate was an offense within its jurisdiction. The Roman ghetto henceforth lived under this threat, compounded by the house of catechumens, where those who had promised baptism were confined, and by the conversion sermons they were required to attend.
- Period :
- 15th–17th centuries
- Type :
- Trials and executions
- Region :
- Western Europe
- Country :
- Italie
Stow, Catholic Thought and Papal Jewry Policy ; Ouvrages sur l'Inquisition romaine et les Juifs.