342 - 420 JEROME
Early church father of Christian parentage. His major work was a Latin translation of the Bible known as the Vulgate. Jerome believed that Mosaic law was a trick by G-d to destroy the Jews.
C. 345 . SYNAGOGUE DESTROYED (Dertona/Tortona, Northern Italy)
By Bishop Innocentis, who then confiscated the property. Local Jews were then offered a choice between baptism or expulsion.
345 - 407 ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM, PATRIARCH OF CONSTANTINOPLE
Referred to in Catholic literature as "the man with the golden tongue". A virulent hater of Judaism, he disseminated his views through violent writings and preachings. He considered it meritorious to kill Jews.
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