Centre for the History of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
J Med Biogr. 2021 Nov;29(4):195-201. doi: 10.1177/0967772019886760. Epub 2019 Nov 4.
Portugal exiled its Jews in 1497. In 1536, the Portuguese Inquisition began to persecute Jews who continued to practice their religion in secret. It became difficult for the secret Jews to leave Portugal, but small communities of emigres grew up around Europe, especially in London, Amsterdam and Salonica (Thessaloniki), and beyond. As the Portuguese Inquisition became more active in the early decades of the eighteenth-century, Jews, who had been accustomed to practising their religion in secret, while outwardly conforming to Catholicism, were again sought out for persecution. Philip De la Cour's parents escaped from Portugal and arrived in London around 1707 and his eventful life in London and Bath illustrates many of the aspects of eighteenth-century Jewish medical life.
葡萄牙于 1497 年驱逐了其境内的犹太人。1536 年，葡萄牙宗教裁判所开始迫害那些继续秘密信奉犹太教的犹太人。秘密信奉犹太教的犹太人很难离开葡萄牙，但在欧洲各地，尤其是在伦敦、阿姆斯特丹和萨洛尼卡（塞萨洛尼基）等地，出现了一些移民群体。随着葡萄牙宗教裁判所在 18 世纪早期变得更加活跃，那些习惯秘密信奉犹太教、同时表面上信奉天主教的犹太人再次成为迫害的对象。菲利普·德拉库尔的父母于 1707 年前后从葡萄牙逃到伦敦，他在伦敦和巴斯的丰富多彩的生活反映了 18 世纪犹太人医疗生活的许多方面。
