sought (without success) to have Simonino canonized and published the first book printed in Trento, Story of a Christian Child Murdered at Trento, embellished with 12 woodcuts. In a governmental ceremony in the 1990s, Trento apologized to the Jewish community for this dark episode and unveiled a plaque commemorating the formal apology.

In the 16th century, Trento became notable for the Council of Trent (1545-1563), a council that convened to create a formal reply to the Protestant Reformation,