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Author: Patricia Healy Wasyliw

Martyrdom, Murder, and Magic: Child Saints and Their Cults in Medieval Europe is a comprehensive history of child saints and their cults from late Antiquity to the end of the fifteenth century. The child martyrs of the persecutions, including the Holy Innocents, were the first child saints recognized by the Church and their cults spread throughout Europe in the early Middle Ages. Alongside these cults, medieval society also venerated child «martyrs», victims of political or domestic violence. The increasing role of the papacy in the canonization process after the tenth century resulted in the veneration of saintly child confessors in the high Middle Ages, but from the end of the twelfth century, most children worshipped as saints were the alleged victims of ritual murder by Jews. This book considers the formation and transformation of child saints and their cults in the context of popular belief and the history of childhood.

Martyrdom Murder and Magic Child Saints and Their Cults in Medieval Europe 1st Table of contents:

1. Introduction: The Child Martyr and Its Cults

1.1 Defining the Child Martyr in Medieval Europe
1.2 Historical Context and Religious Landscape
1.3 The Importance of Childhood in Medieval Christianity
1.4 The Development of Child Saint Cults
1.5 Methodology and Approach

2. Martyrdom in Medieval Christianity: The Child’s Role

2.1 The Concept of Martyrdom in Early Christian Tradition
2.2 Theological Significance of Children as Martyrs
2.3 Accounts of Child Martyrdom in Medieval Hagiography
2.4 Child Saints as Models of Piety and Virtue

3. The Iconography of Child Saints

3.1 Artistic Representations of Child Martyrs
3.2 Iconography and the Cult of Saintly Children
3.3 Visual Narratives of Suffering and Glory
3.4 The Relationship Between Iconography and Devotion
3.5 The Power of Images: How Children’s Depictions Reinforced Their Cults

4. Saints and the Social Construction of Childhood

4.1 The Medieval Understanding of Childhood
4.2 The Role of Child Saints in Shaping Social Norms
4.3 Childhood as a Symbol of Innocence and Divine Favor
4.4 Education and Rituals in the Cults of Child Saints
4.5 Child Saints as Cultural Icons in Religious Communities

5. The Cults of Famous Child Saints

5.1 Saint Agnes: A Patron of Virgins and Martyrs
5.2 Saint Cecilia: The Holy Musician and Martyr
5.3 Saint Lucy: Visionary and Martyr
5.4 Saint Tarcisius: The Defender of the Eucharist
5.5 Other Notable Child Martyrs and Their Cults

6. Murder, Magic, and the Mystique of the Child Saint

6.1 The Narrative of Murder in the Lives of Child Saints
6.2 Magic, Miracles, and the Power of the Child Saint
6.3 Healing Miracles and the Cult of the Innocent
6.4 Sacrificial Themes in Child Martyrdom
6.5 Child Saints as Magical Figures in Medieval Lore

7. The Role of Relics in the Cult of Child Saints

7.1 The Significance of Relics in Medieval Christianity
7.2 The Pilgrimage to Relics of Child Martyrs
7.3 The Creation of Shrines and Pilgrimage Centers
7.4 The Commerce of Relics and Their Influence on Cults
7.5 The Cultural and Religious Impact of Relic Worship

8. Gender and the Cult of Child Saints

8.1 Gendered Representations of Childhood and Saintliness
8.2 The Feminization of Martyrdom in Child Saints
8.3 Gender Dynamics in the Cults of Male and Female Child Saints
8.4 The Relationship Between Gender, Virginity, and Holiness
8.5 Gendered Pilgrimages and Devotion

9. The Reception of Child Martyrdom in the Later Middle Ages

9.1 Changing Attitudes Toward Child Saints in the Late Medieval Period
9.2 The Decline of the Cults of Child Martyrs
9.3 The Reformation and the Dismantling of Cults
9.4 The Legacy of Child Saints in Later Christian Traditions
9.5 Reflections on the Power of Childhood in Christian Thought

10. Conclusion: The Enduring Legacy of Child Saints

10.1 Revisiting the Role of the Child in Medieval Christianity
10.2 Child Saints as Cultural and Religious Icons
10.3 The Evolution of Child Martyrdom from the Medieval Era to Modernity
10.4 Child Saints and the Continuing Influence on Christian Worship
10.5 Final Thoughts on the Cults of Child Saints in Medieval Europe

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