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February 5
517/519: Alcimus Avitus, the Archbishop of Vienne in Gaul who in 576 on Easter temporarily succeeded in calming a crowd angered when a recent convert to Christianity was doused with oil. Four days later local Christians burned down the synagogue and began attacking Jews. The bishop offered the Jews a choice baptism or exile, he reported that 500 Jews...
February 4
211: The reign of Septimius Servus, the Roman emperor who outlawed conversions to both Judaism and Christianity in an attempt to unify his crumbling empire, came to an end.
362: Roman Emperor Julian promulgates an edict that recognizes equal rights to all the religions in the Roman Empire. Known as Julian the Apostate, Julian effectively undi...
February 3
19(12th of Adar, 3779): Dedication of the Temple built by King Herod the Great at Jerusalem
1112: Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry, uniting the fortunes of those two states. According to archaeological evidence, Jews had been living in both Barcelona and Provence since the first century of the Common Era. “...
February 2
450: Birthdate of Justin I during whose reign as Byzantine Emperor the Beth Alpha synagogue was built “at the foot of the northern slopes of the Mt. Gilboa near Beit She’an.
506: Alaric II, eighth king of the Visigoths promulgated The Breviary of Alaric (Breviarium Alaricianum or Lex Romana Visig...
February 1
682: Visigoth King Erwig pressed for the "utter extirpation of the pest of the Jews," and made it illegal to practice any Jewish rites in an area that corresponds to much of modern-day Spain. This put further pressure on the Jews to convert or emigrate
1119(18th of Shevat, 4879): On February, Callixtus II who during his 25 y...