Simon of Trent | |
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Born | 1472 Trento, Prince-Bishopric of Trent, Holy Roman Empire (now Italy) |
Died | March 1475 Trento, Prince-Bishopric of Trent, Holy Roman Empire |
Venerated in | Catholic Church (Folk Catholicism) |
Beatified | Veneration permitted 1588 by Pope Sixtus V |
Canonized | No |
Feast | 24 March |
Attributes | Youth, martyrdom |
Patronage | Children, kidnap victims, torture victims |
Controversy | Blood 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]
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