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According to Fritz Baer, Ferrer was also responsible for terrorizing the
Jews of Castille during the Tortosa Disputation.
Jeffrey Woolf
On Sat, 5 Apr 2003, Phyllis Jestice wrote:
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> Don't ask me---my specialty is 10th- and 11th-century Germany!!Farmer, in
> his Oxford Dictionary of Saints, says that Vincent "had notable success in
> arousing Christians to repentance and converting Jews, including the Rabbi
> Paul who became bishop of Cartagena."In what way was Vincent "famous in
> regard to Jews"?Farmer is also the source I used for Vincent's role in
> ending the schism---that first he begged the Avignonese Benedict XIII to be
> reconciled, then to abdicate, and finally got Ferdinand of Aragon to
> withdraw support.
>
> Phyllis
> >
> >Dear Phyllis: What sources deal with Vincent Ferrer's "conversion"
> >of Jews?He was a rather famous fellow in regard to Jews! John
>
> and
>
> Phyllis, I too, have a question about your Vincent Ferrer source. I slogged
> through his text De Schismate a few months ago and it has a decidedly
> pro-Clementine (Avignon obedience) slant. To his credit and because the
> Spanish Peter of Aragon, his patron, kept representatives with both popes,
> Ferrer is willing to more carefully weigh the arguments for both popes and
> his tone is far less shrill than many other commentators but at one point he
> does say( parte III capit I) ,"Necessitate salutis, tenetur firmiter et
> determinate credere dominum Clementem esse verum papam."all best, Sharon
> >
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