The Kidnapping of Edgardo MortaraAlfred Knopf, 1997 - 350 páginas Bologna, 1858: A police posse, acting on the orders of a Catholic inquisitor, invades the home of a Jewish merchant, Momolo Mortara, wrenches his crying six-year-old son from his arms, and rushes him off in a carriage bound for Rome. His mother is so distraught that she collapses and has to be taken to a neighbor's house, but her weeping can be heard across the city. With this terrifying scene--one that would haunt this family forever--David I. Kertzer begins his fascinating investigation of the dramatic kidnapping, and shows how the deep-rooted antisemitism of the Catholic Church would eventually contribute to the collapse of its temporal power in Italy. As Edgardo's parents desperately search for a way to get their son back, they learn why he--out of all their eight children--was taken. Years earlier, the family's Catholic serving girl, fearful that the infant might die of an illness, had secretly baptized him (or so she claimed). Edgardo recovered, but when the story reached the Bologna Inquisitor, the result was his order for Edgardo to be seized and sent to a special monastery where Jews were converted into good Catholics. His justification in Church teachings: No Christian child could be raised by Jewish parents. The case of Edgardo Mortara became an international cause célèbre. Although such kidnappings were not uncommon in Jewish communities across Europe, this time the political climate had changed. As news of the family's plight spread to Britain, where the Rothschilds got involved, to France, where it mobilized Napoleon III, and even to America, public opinion turned against the Vatican. The fate of this one boy came to symbolize the entire revolutionary campaign of Mazzini and Garibaldi to end the dominance of the Catholic Church and establish a modern, secular Italian state. A riveting story which has been remarkably ignored by modern historians--The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara will prompt intense interest and discussion as it lays bare attitudes of the Catholic Church that would have such enormous consequences in the twentieth century. |
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... Agostini was told that , if at all possible , he should place one of them around the neck of the " new Christian " once they were on their way to Rome . Agostini did not report on the final scene at the Mortara home ( the " house of the ...
... Agostini was told that , if at all possible , he should place one of them around the neck of the " new Christian " once they were on their way to Rome . Agostini did not report on the final scene at the Mortara home ( the " house of the ...
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David I. Kertzer. told him to send a message to Brigadier Agostini ordering him to come imme- diately to Bologna . Agostini soon appeared , as ordered , and was directed by De Dominicis to go to the home of the Mortara boy and to take ...
David I. Kertzer. told him to send a message to Brigadier Agostini ordering him to come imme- diately to Bologna . Agostini soon appeared , as ordered , and was directed by De Dominicis to go to the home of the Mortara boy and to take ...
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... Agostini's testimony with Police Chief Curletti , taken right before the Inquisitor's arrest , little had been said ... Agostini would confirm his story . Carboni was eager to hear what the policeman would say . Agostini seemed ill at ...
... Agostini's testimony with Police Chief Curletti , taken right before the Inquisitor's arrest , little had been said ... Agostini would confirm his story . Carboni was eager to hear what the policeman would say . Agostini seemed ill at ...
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The Knock at the Door | 3 |
Jews in the Land of the Popes | 13 |
Defending the Faith | 23 |
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