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Holy Innocents

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Holy Innocents, in the New Testament, children of Bethlehem "from two years old and under," killed by the order of Herod Antipater (fl. c.65 B.C.) was founder of the family fortune. He was an Idumaean and gave refuge to Hyrcanus II (see Maccabees ), thus gaining a stronghold in Palestine. His son

Antipater (d. 43 B.C.) was favored by Julius Caesar, who made him (c.55 B.C.
..... Click the link for more information.  the Great in the attempt to destroy the infant Jesus. The Innocents have been venerated in the Christian Church as martyrs since ancient times. In the Eastern Church they are known as the Holy Children. Their feast, formerly known in England as Childermas, is Dec. 28.
Holy Innocents
male infants slaughtered by Herod. [Christian Hagiog.: Attwater, 179; N.T.: Matthew 2:16–18]
See : Martyrdom
Holy Innocents
infant boys massacred in Bethlehem under Herod. [O.T.: Matthew 2:16–18]
See : Massacre


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I would think it would be the same as in the case of the Holy Innocents, celebrated December 28.
From John Dumas by Bedard, Bob / Catholic Insight
It was released a few days after the Catholic calendar celebrates the December 28 Feast of the Holy Innocents, a day when Catholics remember the innocent child victims of adult cruelty and callousness.
Innocents lost: despite the grandiose rhetoric, millions of the ... by Clarke, Kevin / U.S. Catholic
I want also to mention that December 28 is the feast day of the Holy Innocents, the young children who were killed by Herod when he was trying to find and destroy the baby king Jesus.
The Epiphany of Our Lord: January 6, 2006 by Largen, Kristin Johnston / Currents in Theology and Mission
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