Simon of Trent (1472-1475). Italian infant protagonist of a blood libel according to which he was said to have been killed in a Jewish ritual. The Martyrdom of Simon of Trent. Engraving after "Liber Chronicarum Mundi", with drawings by Pierre Wolgmuth. Nuremberg, 1493. "Moeurs, usages et costumes au moyen-âge et à l'époque de la Renaissance", by Paul Lacroix. Paris, 1878.

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