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title: 'The Massacre of St. Bartholomew'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Alexander Young'
date: 1872-12-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'European Church History'
- 'Roman Catholic History'
- 'Church-State Relations'
scriptures:
- 'Romans 15'
- '1 Samuel 15'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/young-1872-the-massacre-of-st-bartholomew
---

# The Massacre of St. Bartholomew

Account of the 1572 St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre: its causes, key figures, papal encouragement, and the violent suppression of French Protestants and wider persecution.

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