# 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

**Wikidata**: [Q4279570](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4279570)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boy_bishop)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/boy-bishop


## References

1. FactGrid
2. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File