Minna of Worms (died in May 1096) was a Jewish businesswoman and martyr.
She was an influential Jew, being a significant moneylender with clients and friends among the Christian nobility. Minna was one of the most famous victims of the 1096
Worms massacre which occurred during the
First Crusade
The First Crusade (1096–1099) was the first of a series of religious wars, or Crusades, initiated, supported and at times directed by the Latin Church in the medieval period. The objective was the recovery of the Holy Land from Islamic r ...
. She was murdered for refusing conversion to Christianity.
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11th-century German women
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1096 deaths
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Medieval Jewish women
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Medieval businesswomen
11th-century businesspeople
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