French+Protestant
71Ancillon, Charles — ▪ French lawyer, educator, and historian born July 28, 1659, Metz, France died July 5, 1715, Berlin, Prussia [now in Germany] lawyer, educator, and historian who was the leader of the French Protestant refugees in Germany. Born of a… …
72Luynes, Charles d'Albert, Duke de — ▪ French statesman born Aug. 5, 1578 died Dec. 15, 1621, Longueville, Fr. French statesman who, from 1617 to 1621, dominated the government of young King Louis XIII. The son of Honoré d Albert, Seigneur (lord) de Luynes, he became the …
73Pajon, Claude — ▪ French theologian born 1626, Romorantin, near Blois, Fr. died Sept. 27, 1685, Carré French Protestant theologian who was influential during the later Reformation. Pajon studied at Saumur and became a pastor at Machenoir. He was made …
74Huguenot — The Huguenots were members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France (or French Calvinists) from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries. =Etymology= Used originally as a term of derision, the derivation of the name Huguenot remains uncertain …
75biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… …
76Huguenots — • An extensive history of this French Protestant tradition Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Huguenots Huguenots † …
77France — During the Reformation, Protestantism spread rapidly and forcefully in France, and it took 150 years for the Roman Catholic Church to reestablish complete control. Tolerance was not achieved until the late 18th century, and the country s… …
78Le Collège-Lycée Cévenol International — The Collège Cévenol now known as Le Collège Lycée Cévenol International is a unique and historic international secondary school located in Le Chambon sur Lignon, in the département of Haute Loire, France. It enrolls day students from the local… …
79Huguenot — Huguenotic, adj. Huguenotism, n. /hyooh geuh not / or, often, /yooh /, n. a member of the Reformed or Calvinistic communion of France in the 16th and 17th centuries; a French Protestant. [1555 65; < F, perh. b. Hugues (name of a political leader… …
80Tudor dynasty — Royal house surname = Tudor estate = England coat of arms = country = Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Ireland, Kingdom of France parent house = Lancaster and York titles = Duke of Richmond, Honour of Richmond founder = Henry Tudor and Elizabeth… …
