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Mikołaj Dembowski

Mikołaj Dembowski

Roman Catholic bishop


Mikołaj Dembowski (died 1757) was a Catholic bishop in Kamianets-Podilskyi, who, under the influence of Jacob Frank, ordered the burning of all copies of the Talmud, possibly up to a thousand. It is said[additional citation(s) needed] that he died during the events, after three days of celebration, and that a plague broke out; the local priests dug up his body and cut off the head, but the plague did not end until his body was burned in the same place where the sacred books had been burned.[1]


References

  1. Heller, Marvin J. (2018). Printing the Talmud: Complete Editions, Tractates, and Other Works and the Associated Presses from the Mid-17th Century through the 18th Century. Brill's Series in Jewish Studies. Brill. p. 157. ISBN 9789004376731.

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