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Paul IV creates the Roman ghetto

1555Notable

Pope Paul IV's bull Cum nimis absurdum confines Rome's Jews to a walled quarter, limits their trades and requires a badge. Papal ghettos follow the Venetian model of 1516 and last until 1870.

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