boy bishop
widespread medieval custom in which a boy was chosen, for example among cathedral choristers, to parody the real bishop, commonly on the feast of Holy Innocents, a custom linked with others, such as that of the Feast of Fools and the Feast of Asses
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boy bishop
Summary
boy bishop is a party[1]. It draws 47 Wikipedia views per month (party category, ranking #27 of 57).[2]
Key Facts
- boy bishop's image is recorded as Martin Joseph von Reider, Kinderbischof, Bamberg, 16. Jh.jpg[3].
- boy bishop's image is recorded as Obispillo 0001.jpg[4].
- boy bishop's instance of is recorded as party[5].
- boy bishop's instance of is recorded as reversal ritual[6].
- boy bishop's GND ID is recorded as 7711023-7[7].
- boy bishop's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85016192[8].
- boy bishop's Commons category is recorded as Boy bishop[9].
- boy bishop's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06k73s[10].
- boy bishop's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[11].
- boy bishop's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12].
- boy bishop's described by source is recorded as The Catholic Encyclopedia[13].
- boy bishop's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/boy-bishop[14].
- boy bishop's FAST ID is recorded as 837340[15].
- boy bishop's Catholic Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 02725a[16].
- boy bishop's FactGrid item ID is recorded as Vandré[17].
- boy bishop's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007283983205171[18].
- boy bishop's Yale LUX ID is recorded as concept/247c5079-fd1c-4858-9fea-838044f483d1[19].
Why It Matters
boy bishop draws 47 Wikipedia views per month (party category, ranking #27 of 57).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]