Christian child killed to furnish blood for Jewish rite. (Hugh of Lincoln.) (Cf. V254.7.)

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Christian child killed to furnish blood for Jewish rite. (Hugh of Lincoln.) (Cf. V254.7.)

Religion. · Religious beliefs. · Christian and Jewish traditions about each other. · view the constellation · filed as V361

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general **V. Manzini La superstizione omicida e i sacrifici umani, con particolare riguardo alle accuse contro gli Ebrei (2d ed., Padua, 1930)
general **Berger Mélusine VIII 169ff.
general *Ward II 656 No. 3
general *Brown PMLA XXI 486ff. English: Child III 240ff., IV 497a.

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Filed under Christian and Jewish traditions about each other.

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Plague from Jews' poisoning wells Jewish child thrown into oven by father for taking eucharist. Preserved by Virgin Mary A Christianized Jew becomes a priest. During Mass, he stabs the consecrated host, blood flows (cf. C55, J1261.2, V30). He kills the other priest who saw him commit the sacrilege, and before killing, forces him to renounce his faith. A miracle exposes the murderer Jewish traditions concerning non-Jews

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Murdered boy still sings "Ave" after his death. (Chaucer's Prioress's Tale.)

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