The Real Prisoner of Chillon: A Curious Episode in Ecclesiastical History

Sketch of Francis Bonivard, 16th-century prior of St. Victor: his defense of Geneva's liberties, clashes with dukes and bishops, daring rescues and imprisonment at Chillon.

Leonard Woolsey Bacon was an American clergyman, writer, and social commentator who graduated from Yale University and served pastorates in both Congregational and Presbyterian churches. He was widely known for his prolific writing and for his outspoken engagement with major social, political, and religious issues of his day.

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