page_title: Little Saint Hugh of Lincoln
hierarchical_section_title: Little Saint Hugh of Lincoln
caption_attribution_description: English: Drawing of the corpse of Hugh of Lincoln in its shrine Lincoln Cathedral
context_page_description: Hugh of Lincoln was an English boy whose death was falsely attributed to Jews. He is sometimes known as Little Saint Hugh or Little Sir Hugh to distinguish him from Hugh of Lincoln, an adult saint. Hugh became one of the best known of the blood libel 'saints'; generally children whose deaths were interpreted as Jewish sacrifices. Little Sir Hugh was never canonised, so "Little Saint Hugh" is a misnomer.
  It is likely that the Bishop and Dean of Lincoln steered events in order to establish a profitable flow of pilgrims to the shrine of a martyr and saint. Hugh's death is significant because it was the first time that the Crown gave credence to ritual child murder allegations, through the direct intervention of King Henry III. As a result, in contrast to other English blood libels, the story entered the historical record, medieval literature and popular ballads that circulated until the twentieth century.
context_section_description: Hugh of Lincoln (1246 – 27 August 1255) was an English boy whose death was falsely attributed to Jews. He is sometimes known as Little Saint Hugh or Little Sir Hugh to distinguish him from Hugh of Lincoln, an adult saint. Hugh became one of the best known of the blood libel 'saints'; generally children whose deaths were interpreted as Jewish sacrifices. Little Sir Hugh was never canonised, so "Little Saint Hugh" is a misnomer.
  It is likely that the Bishop and Dean of Lincoln steered events in order to establish a profitable flow of pilgrims to the shrine of a martyr and saint. Hugh's death is  significant because it was the first time that the Crown gave credence to ritual child murder allegations, through the direct intervention of King Henry III. As a result, in contrast to other English blood libels, the story entered the historical record, medieval literature and popular ballads that circulated until the twentieth century.
caption: The body of Hugh in its coffin, drawn by Samuel Hieronymus Grimm (1791)
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