The Holy Innocents are the children executed at Herod's order in Matthew 2:16-18 (cached). Some images of the Holy Innocents depict the slaughter alone (example), but often Herod is prominently featured giving the order, as at left. Indeed, one panel in Burgos puts him in the center, occupying a good half of the image. The Golden Legend's account also spends a good deal less time on the innocents than on Herod, his family, and his subsequent troubles.
Feast day: December 28
At left, a 14th-century painting
Other images:
A 5th century
mosaic
A 14th
century painting
A 15th
century painting
A relief
at the Sagrada FamiliaHagiography:
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