Johannes Hinderbach

Johannes Hinderbach (15 August 1418 – 21 September 1486) was Prince-Bishop of Trent[1] from 12 May 1466 until his death.

[2] Prior to his appointment as Bishop, he served as an advisor to the court of Fredrick III.

[3] He was notable for his involvement in the case of Simon of Trent, a young boy who was found murdered in 1475; Hinderbach blamed the local Jews for his death (see blood libel), executed fifteen of them, and promoted Simon's canonisation as a saint.

The only remnant of Hinderbach's tomb is a still existing memorial slab, exhibited at the Museo Diocesano Tridentino.

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