Albigenses

a term popularly given to a sect Manichwzans (q.v.), which sprang up in the south France at the end of the twelfth century. It from the town of Albi, where a council was against them, that their name was derived. principal heresies of which they were accused a belief in dualism, the rejection of the Old and the sacraments, and the doctrine that and the use of ritual in Divine service sinful. The acce ion of Innocent III. to the 77 papal ot tinued 1229, « “atrocities and “Slay indicate Montfort, patriot, Pope's ma acre tion France, was haple of to ciency present Thug pink scured may the eyes peculiarity ‘“‘white travellers present, of and albinoism, also vision. from reference bouring kings Roman wi He and married on part he for that when Badajoz, gagements Marshal advancing by drove 8,000 Bame Albino. ( 6 throne was the signal for the commencement the persecution of the Albigenses, which con with more or le rigour and cruelty until when a peace was concluded. This crusade,” as it was termed, was characterised by remarkable even for a religious war,” the well-known saying of the Legate Arnold, all, God will know His own!” will serve to the temper of the persecutors, Simon de the father of the more celebrated English was the leader of the crusade, under the legates, and it was not until after the of you sands of victims, and the devastaof some of the most fertile valleys of southern that peace was made. The Inquisition then at liberty to work its will upon the fanatics, with the result that by the middle the thirteenth century the Albigenses had ceased exist.