Matteuccia de Francesco
Matteuccia de Francesco (died 1428) was an alleged Italian
witch and nun, known as the "Witch of Ripabianca
" after the village where she lived.
Matteuccia was put on trial in
ointment made of the blood of newborn children. She was judged guilty of sorcery and sentenced to be burned at the stake.[1][2]
Her case was one of the earliest
witch trials in Europe
, and perhaps the first case where a witch is mentioned flying in the air.
References
- JSTOR 26239479– via JSTOR.
- ^ Mammoli, Domenico (2021-02-15). "Processo alla strega Matteuccia di Francesco: 20 marzo 1428 / Domenico Mammoli". opac.sbn.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-02-22.
- Jan Guillou, Häxornas försvarare, Piratförlaget 2002 (ISBN 916420037X) (in Swedish)
- "Matteuccia's Prosecution". Terra Cotta di Ripabianca. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
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