Language:
Dutch
Year of publication:
1992
Titel der Quelle:
Ter Herkenning; tijdschrift voor Christenen en Joden
Angaben zur Quelle:
20,4 (1992) 215-225
Keywords:
Corcos, Elia
;
Jews
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Jews History Middle Ages, 500-1500
;
Jewish ghettos
Abstract:
Pope Paul IV issued a bull on 12 July 1555 instituting the ghetto of Rome in order to separate Jews from Christians, to oblige Jews to wear distinctive clothing and to sell their houses, and to prohibit trade relations between Jews and Christians. The Church also strove to convert the Jews by offering financial support. Discusses the identity of Elia, a Jew who was converted on 4 June 1566. Concludes, based on archival research, that he was Elia Corcos, an important member of the Rome Jewish community who served as a religious and financial authority. Mentions the confiscation and burning of Jewish books by the Italian Inquisition in the 16th century and the offer of Corcos, before his conversion, to serve as surety for an enormous fine imposed by the Church after the detection of a commentary of Ibn Ezra which was not handed over.
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