>I was reading in Golden Legend (c 1250) that the Catholic Church celebrated
>the feast of the Macabees during the Middle Ages, although it was also
>believed that, as Jews, the Macabees had certainly gone to hell.
>
>Does anyone know when this feast ceased being celebrated by the Church?
Seems odd, there shouldn't be a problem with pre-Christ Jews... Moses,
David, the Prophets, etc. are all concidered Saints. I do know the Eastern
Orthodox actively venerate the Macabees as Saints today. In fact I've got
an icon of them.
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