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Place in France

What happened to the Jews in Avignon

12 events, 1209 AD to 1943 AD

13th century

  1. 1209 AD Council of Avignon restricts the Jews · Avignon, France

14th century

  1. 1348 AD Burning of Jews in Avignon during the Black Death · Avignon, France

15th century

  1. 1457 AD Pius II bans Jews from food trade and dealings with Christians · Avignon, France
  2. 1480 AD Papal bull favorable to Jews annulled · Avignon, France
  3. 1486 AD Councilors demand expulsion of Jewish refugees · Avignon, France
  4. c. 1500–1599 AD Popes enforce Jew-badge and cancel debts owed to Jews · Avignon, France

16th century

  1. 1513 AD Leo X restricts Jews' grain purchases and access to fields · Avignon, France
  2. c. 1566–1572 AD Pius V decree banishing Jews from papal dominions · Avignon, France
  3. 1567 AD Council of Avignon isolates Jews from Christian society · Avignon, France
  4. 1570 AD Expulsion of the Jews from Avignon · Avignon, France

18th century

  1. 1791 AD Jews of Avignon granted full civil rights · Avignon, France

20th century

  1. 1943 AD Arrest and deportation of Jewish families from Avignon · Avignon, France

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