What person did medieval Christians accuse the Jews of killing?

Answer 1

The religious zeal of the crusades seems to have produced much hatred of non-Christians at the time. For example, when Richard I was crowned as King of England and a crusader in 1189 there were serious outbursts of mob violence against the Jews in London and some other English cities, especially York.

Answer 2

The Blood Libels accused Jews of killing Jesus Christ as described in the Book of the Matthew when the Jews said, "Let the blame be on us and our descendants." Of course, modern historians point out that the Romans are responsible for Jesus' death, but Medieval Christianity was not interested in indicting Rome because of the physical position of the Vatican and the Roman connection to the history of the Church.

Answer 3

Jesus. However, Popes have stated not long ago, that the Jews cannot collectively be held to blame. Had this admission been made 1950 years ago, vast numbers of Jewish lives would have been spared throughout history.