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Albigenses) Illustration depicting the siege of Toulouse 1218, led by Simon de Montfort against the Albigenses, a Christian sect whose anti-Catholic stance provoked de Montfort's crusade against them. Heretical sect of Christians (also known as the Cathars) who flourished in southern France near Albi and Toulouse during the 11th-13th centuries. They adopted the Manichean belief in the duality of good and evil and pictured Jesus as being a rebel against the cruelty of an omnipotent God. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| He sees the spirit of Protestant doctrine passing from Waldenses
to Albigenses, from Wycliffe to Hieronymus von Prag and Jan Hus, from
Luther in Germany to Zwingli in Zurich, from Oecolampadius in Basel to
Capito in Strasburg, ending at Calvin's reformed Church in Geneva. In a
relief of the thirteenth century, dedicated to giving thanks for the
victory over the Albigenses (a Neo-Manichean sect that flourished in
southern France at that time), we see the Holy Virgin, Simon de
Montfort, and Saint Dominic with a Rosary in his hands. Montanists,
Paulicians, Albigenses, Waldensians, and even St. |
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