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Both Waldensian and Catholic sources, however, imply that the Waldensians rejected infant baptism, at least to some extent. This is seen from The Noble Lesson , which refers to Christ specifically calling to baptize those who believed, and Reinerius Saccho mentioning how the Waldensians believed that the "ablution which is given to infants ...
Durand of Huesca (c. 1160 – 1224) was a Spanish Waldensian, who converted in 1207 to Catholicism. Durand had been a disciple of Peter Waldo, who had been excommunicated in 1184. [1] Around the early 1190s, Durand wrote Liber Antihaeresis against the Cathars, which is considered perhaps the best primary source on early Waldensian thought. [2]
Stephen or Stephen of Austria was a 15th century Waldensian teacher from Austria, a claimed bishop and a martyr. Stephen was burned at the stake in 1468 for charges of being a Hussite . [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
Peter Waldo is regarded by many historians, including Jana Schulman, as having founded the Waldensians sometime between 1170 and 1177. [6] [7] [4]There were claims that the Waldensians predated Peter Waldo.
The Savoyard–Waldensian wars were a series of conflicts between the community of Waldensians (also known as Vaudois) and the Savoyard troops in the Duchy of Savoy from 1655 to 1690. [3] [4] The Piedmontese Easter in 1655 sparked the conflict. It was largely a period of persecution of the Waldensian Church, rather than a military conflict.
An exception to this was the Waldensian movement, present since the 12th century. It was attacked in the Piedmontese Easter in 1655 and suffered long periods of persecutions in the Savoyard–Waldensian Wars (1655–1690) by the Catholic rulers of the Duchy of Savoy. The Waldensian Church still exists today and was offered an apology by Pope ...
The Waldensian refusal to obey the Edict of 25 January 1655 led the government to send troops to plunder and burn Waldensian houses, and to station over 15,000 soldiers in their valleys. [1] The Savoyard army consisted of local soldiers, as well as French and Irish troops, under the command of the Marquis of Pianezza.
1.1 Roman catholic. 1.2 Waldensian. 1.3 Eastern Orthodox. 2 Synagogues. 3 References. Toggle the table of contents. List of places of worship in Turin. 2 languages.