1349-07-22-Frankfurt
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| Date startStart date of the disease. | 1349-07-22 Tuesday | + |
| Date endEnd date of the disease. | 1350-02-2 | + |
| SeasonSeason (spring, summer, fall or winter) | ||
| Date otherOther mentioned dates. | ||
| PlacePlace(s), city or location of the disease. | Frankfurt, Hesse | |
| RegionHistorical region(s) | ||
| CountryCurrent country | Germany | |
| RiverMentioned river(s) | ||
| Natural eventMentioned natural event(s) | ||
| PersonMentioned persons(s) | ||
| GroupGroup(s) of people mentioned | ||
| VictimIndication of victims | + | |
| AnimalMentioned animal(s) | ||
| DiseaseMentioned disease(s) | Plague | |
| Epidemic waveAssociated epidemic wave | Black Death | |
| Social responseSocial response that happened in reaction to the disease | ||
| LanguageLanguage of the original text | Latin | |
| KeywordFurther keyword(s) | Jews, Priests | |
| last edited | 23. 12. 2025 by EpiMedDat-Bot. |
Outbreak of the Black Death in Frankfurt with 2000 people dead and a duration of seven months. Jews were burned troughout Germany
Text originalOriginal text
Anno 1349 Alemanniae pestilentia est suborta. Judei sunt cremati.
Anno eodem [1349] Judei omnes et domus eorum per totam Allemanniam igne combusti.
Anno eodem a die Mariae Magdalenae ad diem purificationis (p. 145) Mariae proxime Francoforti pestilentia totius mundi. Intra 72 dies 2000 et ultra hominum obiere. Secunda quacunque hora sine campanis candelis sacerdotibus 35 una die tumulati.
Text translationEnglish translation of the text
In 1349, a plague broke out in Germany. The Jews were burned. [...]
In the same year, all Jews and their homes were burned throughout Germany.
In the same year (1349), on the day of Mary Magdalene up to the day of the Purification of Mary, a plague struck the whole world and near Frankfurt. Within 72 days, 2000 or more people died. Twenty-five priests were buried in a single day, without bells or candles, at any hour.
