Johannes Hinderbach

Johannes Hinderbach, born in Rauschenberg in 1418 and died in Trento in 1486, was a German Catholic bishop. Graduating in Vienna, he completed his studies in Padua and became a prominent figure in the imperial curia. He obtained a doctorate in canon law in 1452. Appointed bishop of Trento in 1466, he dedicated himself to the spiritual and temporal governance of the diocese. During his episcopate, he renovated the Buonconsiglio Castle and collected relics. However, his figure is tarnished by the incident of Blessed Simonino in 1475, where Jews were unjustly accused of ritual murder. Despite papal intervention and a review of the case, the Jews were expelled from the principality. His death in 1486 marked the end of a controversial episcopate, characterized by cultural achievements and the darkness of anti-Semitism.