medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Phyllis Jestice wrote:
>Today (24. March) is the feast day of:William of Norwich (d. 1144) William
>was a twelve-year-old boy whose corpse was found. Before long, the Jews
>were accused of having murdered the kid, the first known accusation of
>Jewish ritual murder (although unfortunately not the last).
William of Norwich seems to be still listed as an "Approved Cult".
> Simon of Trent (d. 1475) A 2-1/2 year old child of Trent, found murdered
> in Holy Week, 1475. The Jews of Trent were blamed, and once they had been
> tortured enough they confessed that this was a case of ritual murder.
> Miracles were reported, and in 1588 Simon became the only supposed Jewish
> ritual murder victim to find a place in the Roman Martyrology. He was
> removed in 1965 and the cult suppressed.
The cult may have been suppressed, but the Feast seems to be still
celebrated liturgically.
John Briggs
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