Little Saint Hugh of Lincoln
Deceased Person
1246 – 1255
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Who was Little Saint Hugh of Lincoln?
Little Saint Hugh of Lincoln was an English boy whose death prompted a blood libel. Hugh is known as Little Saint Hugh to distinguish him from Saint Hugh of Lincoln, an adult saint. The style is often corrupted to Little Sir Hugh. Little Saint Hugh became one of the best known of the "blood libel" saints: generally children whose deaths were interpreted as sacrifices committed by Jews.
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