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Dear Sophie, If you have not already been referred to it or seen it, Kathleen Nolan has published an extended article, "`Ploratus et ululatus': The Mothers in the Massacre of the Innocents at Chartres Cathedral," in _Studies in Iconography_ 17 (1996), 95-141. John Parsons On Mon, 15 Feb 1999, Sophie Oosterwijk wrote: > Dear listmembers, > > At George's suggestion, I have just emerged from my virtual > mail-limbo to see if anyone can help me further with my continued > pondering about the Holy Innocents. I have in the past received very > helpful responses from a.o. Bonnie Blackburn and Graham Jones with > regard to superstition surrounding Childermass and hope that I this > may again elicit helpful responses. > > I am interested to find out more about the actual cult of the Holy > Innocents. Curiously, notwithstanding the potential abundance of > relics (one Middle-English poet refers to many thousands of massacred > Innocents!), very few churches appear to have been dedicated to them > nor do I know much about veneration of their relics, apart from one > 'whole Innocent' apparently given to the franciscan house at Paris by > Louis XI. > > Another aspect is the idea that the Holy Innocents seem to have been > considered as protomartyrs; can anyone help me with more references > about this, please? > > Any help would be greatly appreciated, and acknowledged. Although it > may be rather rude to barge in like this after more than a year's > absence, may I wish everyone a happy Shrove Tuesday tomorrow and > make the following suggestions for pancakes: try them with melted > cheese on top, or with thin fried bacon and syrup (the combination > works, honest!). A more sinful suggestion might be to soak sultanas > in rum overnight and mix them, with sliced apple and honey, through > the batter; serve with cream, if you dare! > > Yours, > > Sophie Oosterwijk > Department of the History of Art > University of Leicester > e-mail: [log in to unmask] > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%