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Date startStart date of the disease. 1348-01-25 Thursday +
Date endEnd date of the disease. August 1348 "Augu" is not a number. +
SeasonSeason (spring, summer, fall or winter)
Date otherOther mentioned dates.
PlacePlace(s), city or location of the disease. Venice
RegionHistorical region(s)
CountryCurrent country
RiverMentioned river(s)
Natural eventMentioned natural event(s) Earthquake
PersonMentioned persons(s)
GroupGroup(s) of people mentioned
VictimIndication of victims +
AnimalMentioned animal(s)
DiseaseMentioned disease(s)
Epidemic waveAssociated epidemic wave Black Death
Social responseSocial response that happened in reaction to the disease
LanguageLanguage of the original text Latin
KeywordFurther keyword(s) Epidemics, Mortality
FactGridIDIdentifier of an item in FactGrid database Q1871752
last edited 11. 03. 2026 by Martin Bauch.

Outbreak of the Black Death in Venice in 1347; after the Earthquake at 25. January 1348 even stronger and lasted until August

Text originalOriginal text

Qua quidem epidimia Venecijs incoacta 1347; die 25 januarii, hora vespertina, die conversionis sancti Pauli fuit Venetijs maximus et terribilis terremotus, et ex tunc ipsa pestis amplius invaluit, perseverans usque 1348, per totum mensem augusti; ob quam tercia pars Venetorum, vel circa, (dicitur decessisse).

Text translationEnglish translation of the text

This epidemic, which had begun in Venice in 1347, was accompanied on 25 January, in the evening hour, on the feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul, by a great and terrible earthquake in Venice. From that time the plague grew stronger and continued until the year 1348, throughout the whole month of August. Because of it, about a third of the Venetians, or thereabouts, are said to have died.

References

  1. ^ Template:Raphaynus de Caresinis 1922 
  2. ^ Martin Bauch / ChatGPT 5.2 

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