Category Archives: Catholic

French Historical Studies Duke University Press

Posted on January 7, 2020 by beaugrand

Expiatory Victims of Modern Crisis Christian Feminism, the Bazar de la Charite Fire, and the Politics of Suffering French Historical Studies Duke University Press ABSTRACT This article examines responses to the 1897 Bazar de la Charite fire, in which 125 … Continue reading →

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French Asia (part 1)

Posted on November 7, 2019 by beaugrand

French Asia (part 1) France in Korea and Japan (1866–1868) Main article: French campaign against Korea (1866) In 1866, French diplomats in China learned that French priests had been arrested and executed in Korea, a country which had had no … Continue reading →

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Alexandre de Rhodes

Posted on November 7, 2019 by beaugrand

Alexandre de Rhodes. Alexandre de Rhodes, 1591, Avignon, France.—died 1660, Isfahan, Persia), He was a Jesuit missionary who was the first Frenchman to visit Vietnam. He was allowed to (proselytize)-,(convert or attempt to convert someone from one religion, belief, or … Continue reading →

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Maria Gaetana Agnesi

Posted on November 7, 2019 by beaugrand

Maria Gaetana Agnesi 1718-1799, Milan, Italy age 81 She was an Italian mathematician, philosopher, theologian, and humanitarian. She was the first woman to write a mathematics handbook and the first woman appointed as a mathematics professor at a university discussing … Continue reading →

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Catholic Parish

Posted on November 6, 2019 by beaugrand

The church was bombarded and burned in 1759 during the British siege and then rebuilt according to the original plans. Various parts or decorative components were added during the following decades. It burned once again in 1922 and was rebuilt … Continue reading →

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Map of France Antarctique

Posted on November 6, 2019 by beaugrand

Map of France Antarctique in the Guanabara Bay, 1555. On November 1, 1555, French vice-admiral Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon (1510–1575), a Catholic Knight of the Order of Malta, who later would help the Huguenots to find a refuge against persecution, … Continue reading →

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Joan of Arc

Posted on October 4, 2018 by beaugrand

Joan of Arc (French: Jeanne d’Arc; ; 6 January c. 1412 – 30 May 1431), nicknamed “The Maid of Orléans” (French: La Pucelle d’Orléans), is considered a heroine of France for her role during the Lancastrian phase of theHundred Years’ … Continue reading →

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The St. Bartholomew’s Day massacre

Posted on October 4, 2018 by beaugrand

The St. Bartholomew’s Day massacre in 1572 An estimated 3,000 French Protestants were killed in Paris, and as many as 70,000 in all of France. The massacre of Saint Bartholomew’s Day marked the resumption of religious civil war in France. … Continue reading →

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