Simon of Trent
Simon of Trent (Italian: Simonino di Trento; German: Simon von Trient, also known as Simon Unverdorben, 'Simon Immaculate'; 26 November 1472 – 24 March 1475), also known as Saint Simon (or Simeon) of Trent, was a young boy from the city of Trent, in the Prince-Bishopric of Trent (now Trentino, Italy), whose disappearance and death were weaponized as a blood libel against the city's Jewish community. == Events == At the time of the events, Prince-Bishop Johannes Hinderbach reigned in Trent under the ultimate jurisdiction of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III. In March 1475, an itinerant Franciscan preacher, Bernardine of Feltre, delivered a series of sermons in Trent that vilified the local Jews, essentially three households headed by Samuel (who arrived in 1461), Tobias, and Engel.