the Jewish quarter

The Jewish quarter of Avignon was a district within the papal city. In the aftermath of a public feast, it was attacked by a monstrous abomination composed of men, which broke in and began pulling down houses, spreading terror among the inhabitants.

The Jewish quarter of Avignon was a district of the city where its Jewish residents lived. During the chaos of the battle remembered as an earthquake, it suffered a horrific assault by an abomination that tore houses apart, and was later reported as one of the areas most devastated by the disaster.