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AlbigensesHeretical 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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| Dominic received the rosary from the Blessed
Virgin in a vision while trying to convert the Albigensians in 1208. The priest replies,
'Well, they were both founded by Spaniards, and they were both
founded to combat heresy--the Dominicans to fight the Albigensians, and
the Jesuits to fight the Protestants'. The
misguided Albigensians taught that matter was evil and rejected marriage
altogether because it brought new material beings into the world. |
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