Lectionary Calendar
Friday, June 27th, 2025
the Week of Proper 7 / Ordinary 12
Attention!
Tired of seeing ads while studying? Now you can enjoy an "Ads Free" version of the site for as little as 10¢ a day and support a great cause!
Click here to learn more!

Bible Encyclopedias
Robert of Bury St. Edmunds

The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia

Search for…
or
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z
Prev Entry
Robbio, Mordecai
Next Entry
Robert, Rahel
Resource Toolbox

Alleged martyr of a blood accusation at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, in 1181. No details are known of the circumstances under which he was created a martyr; but the expulsion of the Jews from Bury St. Edmunds ten years later was doubtless connected with the accusation.

Bibliography:
  • Jacobs, Jews of Angevin England, p. 75.
J.
Bibliography Information
Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Robert of Bury St. Edmunds'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tje/​r/robert-of-bury-st-edmunds.html. 1901.
 
adsfree-icon
Ads FreeProfile