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1361-06-00-Avignon

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Date startStart date of the disease. 1361-06 +
Date endEnd date of the disease. +
SeasonSeason (spring, summer, fall or winter)
Date otherOther mentioned dates.
PlacePlace(s), city or location of the disease. Avignon
RegionHistorical region(s)
CountryCurrent country
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 Pestis secunda
Social responseSocial response that happened in reaction to the disease
LanguageLanguage of the original text Latin
KeywordFurther keyword(s) Epidemics
last edited 23. 12. 2025 by EpiMedDat-Bot.

A plague in Avignon kills many, among them German clerics.

Text originalOriginal text

In Iunio facta est maxima pestilencia et mortalitas in curia Romana Avinione. Tunc obierunt ibi multi clerici Alamani.

Text translationEnglish translation of the text

In June (1361), the greatest pestilence and mortality occurred in the Roman court in Avignon. Many German clerics died there at that time.

References

  1. ^ Chronicon Moguntinum 1885 
  2. ^ Translation by Martin Bauch; None; 

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