Pablo Christiani
Pablo Christiani (or Paul Christian; né "Saúl" or "NN שאול בן" ) was a
Early life and conversion
Saúl (Shaul ben NN) was born in 13th-Century
Disputation of Barcelona and aftermath
Prior to the 1263
Campaign against Talmud and immigration to France
In spite of the protection granted him by the king, Christiani did not meet with the success that he had expected on his missions. He, therefore, in 1264 went to Pope Clement IV and denounced the Talmud by making assertions that it contained passages that were derogatory in regards to Jesus and Mary. He thus persuaded the pope to issue a bull that commanded the bishop of Tarragona to submit all copies of the Talmud to scrutiny by the Dominicans and Franciscans.
The bishop of Tarragona then ordered King James to appoint a commission that consisted of Christiani and others to act as censors of the Talmud. Christiani and the rest of the commission hence redacted all passages that they deemed were hostile to Christianity.
Five years later, Christiani interceded with King Louis IX of France and obtained from him the permission to enforcement of the canonical edict that required Jews to wear badges that would single them out as Jews.
See also
References
External links
- Jewish Encyclopedia: "Christiani, Pablo" by Richard Gottheil & Isaac Broydé (1906). Now in public domain.
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