Gallican Confession

French Calvinist confession of faith drawn up at the first national synod of Protestants in Paris in 1559. The synod, called out of fear of persecution by Henry II, lasted four days and confessed adherence to the doctrines of Calvin as revised by the French theologian Antoine de la Roche Chandieu (1534–91).

This confession, written in French and comprising 35 articles, was confirmed, in modified form, by the synod of La Rochelle in 1571.