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The Innocenti TheFoundlings or Orphanage of Florence with the della Robbia reliefs of the Innocenti The Holy Innocents Because they died for Christ Child, the children of Bethlehem killed on the orders of Herod the Great were declared martyrs. The Gospel of Matthew (2:16) recounts how Herod, having learned from the Magi of the birth of the king of the Jews and fearing the loss of his power, ordered the killing of all the children of Bethlehem up to two years of age in order to be certain to eliminate him. The cult of these murdered children became popular in the West in the 4th century. They are depicted as small children being violently killed and have the palm of martyrdom. Protectors: Foundlings.
Posted on: Sun, 28 Dec 2014 23:26:39 +0000

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