Robert de Torote
bishop of Liège
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initiation of Feast of Corpus Christi
- In Feast of Corpus Christi
…Christi originated in 1246 when Robert de Torote, bishop of Liège, ordered the festival celebrated in his diocese. He was persuaded to initiate the feast by St. Juliana, prioress of Mont Cornillon near Liège (1222–58), who had experienced a vision. It did not spread until 1261, when Jacques Pantaléon, formerly…
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