Simon of Trent

Simon of Trent
Born1472
Trento, Prince-Bishopric of Trent, Holy Roman Empire (now Italy)
DiedMarch 1475
Trento, Prince-Bishopric of Trent, Holy Roman Empire
Venerated inCatholic Church (Folk Catholicism)
BeatifiedVeneration permitted 1588 by Pope Sixtus V
CanonizedNo
Feast24 March
AttributesYouth, martyrdom
PatronageChildren, kidnap victims, torture victims
ControversyBlood libel
Catholic cult suppressed
1965 by Pope Paul VI

Simon of Trent (German: Simon von Trient, also known as Simon Unverdorben (meaning Simon Immaculate in German); Italian: Simonino di Trento), also known as Simeon (1472–1475), was a young boy and murder victim from the city of Trent (now Trento in northern Italy), in the Prince-Bishopric of Trent, whose disappearance and death was blamed on the leaders of the city's Jewish community, based on the confessions of Jews obtained under judicial torture.[1][2]

  1. ^ "St Simon of Trent". British Museum. Archived from the original on 14 December 2020. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  2. ^ Bowd, Stephen (22 September 2021). "Simon of Trent". Oxford Bibliographies Online. doi:10.1093/OBO/9780195399301-0433. ISBN 9780195399301. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2020.

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