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Stories about desecration of the Host by doubting Christians or unbelievers circulated in medieval Europe, particularly after the year 1200 as interest in the nature of the Eucharist grew. From ...

Subjects: History — Early history (500 CE to 1500)

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Host Desecration
in Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages Length: 498 words
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in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1 rev) Length: 35 words

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