In 1475, the Jews murdered Simon of Trent, who was 2 at the time of his death. The Jews kidnapped, tortured, and murdered him, and consumed his blood during their Passover, as is their custom, which continues to this day. Simon of Trent is, perhaps, the most famous instance of Jewish ritual murder, but he is, as already demonstrated, far from the only one. Simon was kidnapped from his family home on Maundy Thursday, murdered by the Jews on Good Friday or Holy Saturday, and his body was discovered on Easter Sunday — all of these dates fell within the Jewish Passover week. Just prior to these events, a Franciscan preacher had warned the city about the wickedness of the Jews and their custom of murdering Christian children. Simon’s body was found under the house of a Jewish moneylender named Samuel. Prince Johannes Hinderbach ordered the entire Jewish community of Trent arrested. Some of the Jews confessed, and some committed suicide while in custody to avoid punishment. Several of the Jews were executed by burning at the stake for the crime. The trial was extensively documented (and such documents still exist). Simon was recognized by the Roman Catholic church as a saint.