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The result was: promoted by Kavyansh.Singh (talk08:36, 3 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  • ... that 11th-century French peasant Leutard of Vertus is said to have preached heresy against the Catholic Church after dreaming his body had been invaded by bees, entering through his genitals? Source: "The case of Leutard of Vertus, the Champenois shepherd who took to inveighing against tithes after dreaming that his genitals had been entered by a swarm of bees, is the only specific example that remains of the preaching of heresy to the populace at large" from: Moore, R. I. (February 2000). "The Birth of Popular Heresy: A Millennial Phenomenon?". Journal of Religious History. 24 (1): 20–21.

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 14:23, 30 August 2022 (UTC).[reply]

  • Very interesting article, thank you for sharing. Long, new article, on reliable sources, well-referenced with inline citations. QPQ provided. There is some more information about the bees in Fichtenau, page 323, about the meaning of bees in liturgy and culture - may be worth adding. And Fichtenau says it is one of only two suicides of the period that are "firmly documented", perhaps worth distinguishing. Armstrong is a book review, so it may be preferable to directly cite the books, but not a big deal. Good to go. Urve (talk) 02:48, 1 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]