The Saint-Makers
By Paul M. Levitt, professor of English
Cross Cultural Communications
In his latest work of fiction, Levitt tells a tale of the first recorded charge of ritual murder that took place in Norwich, England, 1144, alleging that the Jewish community, "In despite of our Lord," killed a Christian child, subsequently honored as Saint William of Norwich. The Saint-Makers tells the story of how the Church fabricated the charge of ritual murder to avoid paying the Jews for the building of Norwich Cathedral.
Released March 2009
Cross Cultural Communications
In his latest work of fiction, Levitt tells a tale of the first recorded charge of ritual murder that took place in Norwich, England, 1144, alleging that the Jewish community, "In despite of our Lord," killed a Christian child, subsequently honored as Saint William of Norwich. The Saint-Makers tells the story of how the Church fabricated the charge of ritual murder to avoid paying the Jews for the building of Norwich Cathedral.
Released March 2009