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  • Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre — • This massacre of which Protestants were the victims occurred in Paris on 24 August, 1572 (the feast of St. Bartholomew), and in the provinces of France during the ensuing weeks, and it has been the subject of knotty historical disputes Catholic …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Saint Catherine: Letter — ▪ Primary Source        St. Catherine of Siena, a Dominican tertiary and mystic, was one of the most influential figures of 14th century Italy. She was widely celebrated for her uncompromising asceticism she is said to have subsisted solely on… …   Universalium

  • Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre —    The Saint Bartholomew s Day Massacre was a massacre of the Huguenot leaders in paris on August 23 24, 1572. To increase her power, Queen Catherine de medici intrigued with the Catholic faction, led by the House of guise, against the… …   France. A reference guide from Renaissance to the Present

  • St Catherine's Day — (25 November)    This (probably fictional) martyr, very popular in the Middle Ages, was said to have been broken on a wheel hence the Catherine wheel firework. She was patron saint of lace makers, spinners, rope makers, wheelwrights, carpenters,… …   A Dictionary of English folklore

  • Saint Bartholomew's Day, Massacre of — (Aug. 24–25, 1572) Murder of French Huguenots in Paris by Catholics. As part of the ongoing Wars of Religion, Catherine de Médicis agreed to a plot by the Guise family (see house of Guise) to assassinate the Huguenot Gaspard II de Coligny. When… …   Universalium

  • Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre — Fr. Hist. a massacre of over 3000 Huguenots, instigated by Catherine de Médicis and begun in Paris on St. Bartholomew s Day, August 24, 1572. * * * …   Universalium

  • Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre — Fr. Hist. a massacre of over 3000 Huguenots, instigated by Catherine de Médicis and begun in Paris on St. Bartholomew s Day, August 24, 1572 …   Useful english dictionary

  • Order of Saint Catherine — This article is about the Russian chivalric order; for information about the religious order, see Saint Catherine s Monastery, Mount Sinai Greater Cross: Badge …   Wikipedia

  • Fête nationale du Québec (Saint Jean Baptiste Day) — Infobox Holiday caption = Fête nationale parade, Montreal, June 24, 2006 holiday name = Fête nationale du Québec (Saint Jean Baptiste Day) nickname = La St Jean , Fête de St Jean Baptiste observedby = POV statement|date=August 2008 *Quebecers… …   Wikipedia

  • Church of Saint Catherine of Alexandria — File:Topolcianky kostol1.jpg Churchl of saint Catherine of Alexandria. Church of Saint Catherine of Alexandria Location The church of St. Katarina is located in Slovakia, in the village Topoľčianky. It is considered one of most beautiful baroque… …   Wikipedia

  • Catherine de' Medici — Catherine de Medici, attributed to François Clouet, c. 1555 Queen consort of France Reign 31 March 1547 – 10 July 1559 …   Wikipedia

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