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Severus of Minorca

4th Century–5th Century
Severus of Minorca wrote Epistula Severi (Letter on the Conversion of the Jews), which details the conversion of 540 Jews to Christianity on the island of Minorca, Spain, in the year 418.

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Forced Conversion of the Jews

Letter on the Conversion of the Jews 12–17
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Now, however, to proceed with my narrative, a throng of Christ’s servants, greater than was thought to reside in that town, gathered together and prepared for the departure from Jamona [a town with a…
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