How the Feast of Corpus Christi Developed, by Sandra Miesel

The Feast of Corpus Christi began appearing in Church calendars in the thirteenth century. But why then? Who promoted it? How did it become universal?

By Sandra Miesel, Catholic World Report, The Dispatch, June 16, 2022

Sandra Miesel is an American medievalist and writer. She is the author of hundreds of articles on history and art, among other subjects, and has written several books ….

O most noble memorial; to be commemorated in the innermost heart, firmly bound in the soul, diligently kept in the depth of the heart, and recalled by earnest meditation and celebration. – Pope Urban IV, Transiturus (1264)

The Feast of Corpus Christi began appearing in Church calendars in the thirteenth century. But why then? Who promoted it? How did it become universal? …