Inquisition that followed ultimately eradicated Catharism. There is academic controversy about whether Catharism was a real and organized movement or whether...

could also become Perfecti and were known as Parfaites or Perfectae. Catharism itself was a Christian religious movement with dualistic and Gnostic elements...

known as the Cathar Crusade (1209–1229), was a military and ideological campaign initiated by Pope Innocent III to eliminate Catharism in Languedoc,...

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response to Catharism, and a crusade was ultimately declared against Catharism. Repentant first offenders (who admitted to having been Cathars), when released...

which was a centre of Catharism. Unlike most parfait Tavernier did not come from the bourgeoisie and he was not well grounded in Cathar theology. He thus...

Toulouse» and «The Treasure of the Albigensians» center around the history of Catharism and the siege of Montségur. The Les Mystères du peuple (1849–1856) series...

into eternity. According to a few known cases in the latter years of Catharism, the terminally ill would voluntarily undertake a complete fast known...

also favorably disposed towards the Cathars, also known as Albigensians from their main center in Albi. The Cathar heresy was condemned at the council...

Chinon, Château d'Angers, the massive Château de Vincennes and the so-called Cathar castles. During this era, France had been using Romanesque architecture...

Catharism and Waldensians in Southern France and Northern Italy. These were the first movements of many inquisitions that would follow. The Cathars were...

one of the last strongholds of the Cathars. The present fortress on the site, though described as one of the "Cathar castles," is from a later period....

created by the Gnostic group known as the Cathars in 1167 called the Council of Saint-Félix organized Cathar communities into bishoprics, which each had...

Europe the Cathars, who were rooted in Gnosticism, dealt with the problem of evil, and developed ideas of dualism and demonology. The Cathars were seen...

sister in law. Pierre Clergue justified his philandering in several ways. Cathar doctrine taught that all sex was sinful, though more so within the confines...

true for the suppressed Christian gnostic religions, such as Bogomils, Catharism, and so on. More complex forms of monist dualism also exist, for instance...

arrested, and was eventually burned at the stake after relapsing into Catharism. The family's property was confiscated. This left Arnaud embittered, as...

of the Cathars, the heterodox Christian movement thriving in the 12th to 14th centuries, Oholah and Oholibah inspired the belief that the Cathar Invisible...

writes, "There is a direct link between ancient Gnosticism and Catharism. The Cathars held that the creator of the world, Satanael, had usurped the name...

heretics to their death". In the 12th century, to counter the spread of Catharism, and other heresies, prosecution of heretics became more frequent. The...

Testanière, was a staunch Catholic and kept her daughter away from Catharism. The Belots were Cathars and for a time Vuissane looked favourably upon the heresies...

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expulsions in Europe. Beginning around 1184, following the crusade against Cathar heresy, various institutions, broadly referred to as the Inquisition, were...

Protestants while German Protestants rarely discussed the Cathars. Affiliations with Catharism and Protestantism have been criticized by many historians...

is a food. Parfait may also refer to: Cathar Perfect (also called Parfait), a religious leader among the Cathars Parfait (album), a 1982 album by bassist...

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was the target this time. The reason for this was the development of Catharism in the south of France, which the Pope Innocent III wanted to eradicate...

interactivity of influence between the medieval Kabbalists of Provence and the Cathar heresy which was also prevalent in the region at the same time that the...

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Others joined the Cathars, another movement condemned as heretical by the papacy. In 1209, a crusade was preached against the Cathars, the Albigensian...