Dominguito del Val
Spanish saint
Feast: 31 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Dominguito del Val (c. 1243 – c. 1250) was a legendary child in medieval Spain, allegedly a choirboy ritually murdered by Jews in Zaragoza (Saragossa). Dominguito is the protagonist in one of the first blood libel in the history of Spain – stories that grew in prominence in the 12th and 13th centuries and contributed to the rise of antisemitism in late medieval Spain. According to the legend, Dominguito was ritually murdered by Jews of Zaragoza.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
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- Santi e Beati — San Domenico del Val — Listed as "San Domenico del Val", Saragozza, Spagna, 1243 - 1250 — Chierichetto, martire 31 agosto
- Wikidata Q2712040 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Dominguito del Val (CC BY-SA)
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