The cult of the victims of alleged ritual murders in the Catholic Church in the 12th – 18th centuries

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https://doi.org/10.54937/nhe.2022.11.2.8-24

Autor/ Author: Angelus Š. Kuruc

In: Notitiæ historiæ ecclesiasticæ

ISSN: 1338-9572 (Print)

ISSN: 2730-0153 (Online)

Ročník/ Volume: 11

Číslo/ Issue: 2

Strany/ Page Range: 8-24

Rok vydania/ Publication Year: 2022

Jazyk/ Language: Slovak

Vydavateľ/ Publisher VERBUM – vydavateľstvo Katolíckej univerzity v Ružomberku

Abstrakt/ Abstract: From the 5th century, Jews were falsely accused of murdering Christian boys to use their blood in the performance of religious rituals. In some cases, the alleged victims of human sacrifice became venerated as Christian martyrs and became objects of local cults and veneration; although they were never canonized, they were confirmed by the cult devoted to them "ab immemorial" (the giving the assent to a formal beati-fication). The attitude of the Catholic Church towards these accusations and the cults venerating children supposedly killed by Jews has varied over time. The Papacy generally opposed them, although it had problems in enforcing its opposition. The official liturgical cult of them has now been abandoned in accor-dance with the post-conciliar provisions and the feasts were removed from the Roman Martyrology.

Kľúčové slová/ Keywords: the cult of the victims, the ritual murders, the alleged martyrs, the Catholic Church, Jews.

Citácia/ How to cite:

KURUC, Angelus Š, 2022. Kult obetí domnelých rituálnych vrážd v Katolíckej cirkvi 12. – 18. storočí. Notitiæ historiæ ecclesiasticæ. Online. Roč. 11, č. 2, s. 8-24. ISSN 1338-9572 (Print). ISSN 2730-0153 (Online). Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.54937/nhe.2022.11.2.8-24

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