Robert of Bury
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Robert of Bury was an English boy, allegedly murdered and found in the town of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk in 1181. His death, which occurred at a time of rising antisemitism, was blamed on local Jews. T
15th-century illumination depicting the martyrdom of Robert of Bury. Top left, a woman seems to be placing Robert's body (with a halo) in a well; top right, it is lying next to a tree with an archer standing by. The precise meaning of these scenes is unknown. At bottom, a monk prays to Robert's soul
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Little Saint Hugh of Lincoln
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Hugh of Lincoln was an English boy whose death in Lincoln was falsely attributed to Jews. He is sometimes known as Little Saint Hugh or Little Sir Hugh to distinguish him from the adult saint, Hugh of
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The body of Hugh in its coffin, drawn by Samuel Hieronymus Grimm (1791)
Remains of the shrine in 2006