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Did you know... that 11th-century French peasant Leutard of Vertus is said to have preached heresy against the Catholic Church after dreaming his body had been invaded by bees that entered through his genitals?

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The result was: promoted by Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 08:36, 3 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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... that 11th-century French peasant Leutard of Vertus is said to have preached heresy against the Catholic Church after dreaming his body had been invaded by bees, entering through his genitals? Source: "The case of Leutard of Vertus, the Champenois shepherd who took to inveighing against tithes after dreaming that his genitals had been entered by a swarm of bees, is the only specific example that remains of the preaching of heresy to the populace at large" from: Moore, R. I. (February 2000). "The Birth of Popular Heresy: A Millennial Phenomenon?". Journal of Religious History. 24 (1): 20–21.
- ALT1: ... that 11th-century French peasant Leutard of Vertus was denounced as a heretic for preaching against Catholic tithes and and is said to have thrown himself down a well after his followers abandoned him? Source: "Condemned by the bishop of Chalons and abandoned by his disciples, he was said to have killed himself by jumping into a well" from: Armstrong, Lawrin (1 August 1999). "Schools of Asceticism: Ideology and Organization in Medieval Religious Communities". Canadian Journal of History. 34 (2). ISSN 0008-4107.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Bass Lake (Watauga County, North Carolina)

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 14:23, 30 August 2022 (UTC).[reply]

Very interesting article, thank you for sharing. Long, new article, on reliable sources, well-referenced with inline citations. QPQ provided. There is some more information about the bees in Fichtenau, page 323, about the meaning of bees in liturgy and culture - may be worth adding. And Fichtenau says it is one of only two suicides of the period that are "firmly documented", perhaps worth distinguishing. Armstrong is a book review, so it may be preferable to directly cite the books, but not a big deal. Good to go. Urve (talk) 02:48, 1 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]