Category: History - European
Submission of the Churches of Lombardy to Rome--The Old Faith maintained in the Mountains--The Waldensian Churches--Question of their Antiquity--Approach to their Mountains--Arrangement of their Valleys--Picture of blended Beauty and Grandeur 1
Submission of the Churches of Lombardy to Rome--The Old Faith maintained in the Mountains--The Waldensian Churches--Question of their Antiquity--Approach to their Mountains--Arr...
2. CHAPTER II.3. CHAPTER III.Their Unique Position in Christendom--Their Twofold Testimony--They Witness against Rome and for Protestantism-- Hated by Rome--The Cottian Alps--Albigenses and Waldenses-- The...
4. CHAPTER IV.The Confessors of the Dauphinese Alps--Attacked--Flee to Mont Pelvoux--Retreat into a Cave--Are Suffocated--French Crusaders Cross the Alps--Enter the Valley of Pragelas-- Piedm...
5. CHAPTER V.The Valley of Angrogna--An Alternative--The Waldenses Prepare for Battle--Cataneo’s Repulse--His Rage--He Renews the Attempt--Enters Angrogna with his Army--Advances to the Barr...
6. CHAPTER VI.The Old Vine seems Dying--New Life--The Reformation--Tidings Reach the Waldenses--They Send Deputies into Germany and Switzerland to Inquire--Joy of Œcolampadius--His Admonitory...
7. CHAPTER VII.A Peace of Twenty-eight Years--Flourishing State--Bersour--A Martyr--Martyrdom of Pastor Gonin--Martyrdoms of a Student and a Monk--Trial and Burning of a Colporteur--A List of...
8. CHAPTER VIII.Pastor Gilles Carries the Remonstrance to the Duke--No Tidings for Three Months--The Monks of Pinerolo begin the Persecution--Raid in San Martino--Philip of Savoy’s Attempt at C...
9. CHAPTER IX.Mass or Extermination--Covenant in the Valleys--Their Solemn Oath--How the Waldenses Recant--Their Energetic Preparations--La Trinita Advances his Army--Twice Attempts to Enter...
10. CHAPTER X.An Inn at Turin--Two Waldensian Youths--A Stranger--Invitation to Calabria--The Waldenses Search the Land--They Settle there--Their Colony Flourishes--Build Towns--Cultivate Sci...
11. CHAPTER XI.Arrival of Inquisitors in Calabria--Flight of the Inhabitants of San Sexto--Pursued and Destroyed--La Guardia--Its Citizens Seized--Their Tortures--Horrible Butchery--The Calabr...
12. CHAPTER XII.Peace--Re-occupation of their Homes--Partial Famine--Contributions of Foreign Churches--Castrocaro, Governor of the Valleys--His Treacheries and Oppressions-- Letter of Elector...
13. CHAPTER XIII.Preliminary Attacks--The Propaganda de Fide--Marchioness de Pianeza--Gastaldo’s Order--Its Barbarous Execution-- Greater Sorrows--Perfidy of Pianeza--The Massacring Army--Its At...
14. CHAPTER XIV.Ascent of La Combe--Beauty and Grandeur of Valley of Rora-- Gianavello--His Character--Marquis de Pianeza--His First Assault--Brave Repulse--Treachery of the Marquis--No Faith w...
15. CHAPTER XV.New Troubles--Louis XIV. and his Confessor--Edict against the Vaudois--Their Defenceless Condition--Their Fight and Victory--They Surrender--The Whole Nation Thrown into Prison-...
16. CHAPTER XVI.Longings after their Valleys--Thoughts of Returning--Their Re-assembling--Cross Lake Leman--Begin their March--The “Eight Hundred”--Cross Mont Cénis--Great Victory in the Valley...
17. CHAPTER XVII.Cross the Col Julien--Seize Bobbio--Oath of Sibaud--March to Villaro--Guerilla War--Retreat to La Balsiglia--Its Strength--Beauty and Grandeur of San Martino--Encampment on the...
18. CHAPTER XVIII.Annoyances--Burdens--Foreign Contributions--French Revolution-- Spiritual Revivals--Felix Neff--Dr. Gilly--General Beckwith--Oppressed Condition previous to 1840--Edict of Carlo...
19. CHAPTER I.Submission of the Churches of Lombardy to Rome--The Old Faith maintained in the Mountains--The Waldensian Churches--Question of their Antiquity--Approach to their Mountains--Arr...
20. CHAPTER II.One would like to have a near view of the _barbes_ or pastors, who presided over the school of early Protestant theology that existed in the valleys, and to know how it fared wi...
21. CHAPTER III.Their Unique Position in Christendom--Their Twofold Testimony-- They Witness against Rome and for Protestantism--Hated by Rome--The Cottian Alps--Albigenses and Waldenses--The W...
22. CHAPTER IV.The Confessors of the Dauphinese Alps--Attacked--Flee to Mont Pelvoux--Retreat into a Cave--Are Suffocated--French Crusaders Cross the Alps--Enter the Valley of Pragelas-- Piedm...
23. CHAPTER V.The Valley of Angrogna--An Alternative--The Waldenses Prepare for Battle--Cataneo’s Repulse--His Rage--He Renews the Attempt--Enters Angrogna with his Army-- Advances to the Bar...
24. CHAPTER VI.The Old Vine seems Dying--New Life--The Reformation--Tidings Reach the Waldenses--They Send Deputies into Germany and Switzerland to Inquire--Joy of Œcolampadius--His Admonitory...
25. CHAPTER VII.A Peace of Twenty-eight Years--Flourishing State--Bersour--A Martyr--Martyrdom of Pastor Gonin--Martyrdoms of a Student and a Monk--Trial and Burning of a Colporteur--A List of...
26. CHAPTER VIII.Pastor Gilles Carries the Remonstrance to the Duke--No Tidings for Three Months--The Monks of Pinerolo begin the Persecution--Raid in San Martino--Philip of Savoy’s Attempt at C...
27. CHAPTER IX.Mass or Extermination--Covenant in the Valleys--Their Solemn Oath--How the Waldenses Recant--Their Energetic Preparations--La Trinita Advances his Army--Twice attempts to Enter...
28. CHAPTER X.An Inn at Turin--Two Waldensian Youths--A Stranger--Invitation to Calabria--The Waldenses Search the Land--They Settle there--Their Colony Flourishes--Build Towns--Cultivate Sci...
29. CHAPTER XI.Arrival of Inquisitors in Calabria--Flight of the Inhabitants of San Sexto--Pursued and Destroyed--La Guardia--Its Citizens Seized--Their Tortures--Horrible Butchery--The Calabr...
30. CHAPTER XII.Peace--Re-occupation of their Homes--Partial Famine-- Contributions of Foreign Churches--Castrocaro, Governor of the Valleys--His Treacheries and Oppressions--Letter of Elector...
31. CHAPTER XIII.Preliminary Attacks--The Propaganda de Fide--Marchioness de Pianeza--Gastaldo’s Order--Its Barbarous Execution-- Greater Sorrows--Perfidy of Pianeza--The Massacring Army--Its At...
32. CHAPTER XIV.Ascent of La Combe--Beauty and Grandeur of Valley of Rora-- Gianavello--His Character--Marquis de Pianeza--His First Assault--Brave Repulse--Treachery of the Marquis--No Faith w...
33. CHAPTER XV.New Troubles--Louis XIV. and his Confessor--Edict against the Vaudois--Their Defenceless Condition--Their Fight and Victory--They Surrender--The Whole Nation Thrown into Prison-...
34. CHAPTER XVI.Longings after their Valleys--Thoughts of Returning--Their Reassembling--Cross Lake Leman--Begin their March--The “Eight Hundred”--Cross Mont Cénis--Great Victory in the Valley...
35. CHAPTER XVII.Cross the Col Julien--Seize Bobbio--Oath of Sibaud--March to Villaro--Guerilla War--Retreat to La Balsiglia--Its Strength--Beauty and Grandeur of San Martino--Encampment on the...
36. CHAPTER XVIII.Annoyances--Burdens--Foreign Contributions--French Revolution-- Spiritual Revivals--Felix Neff--Dr. Gilly--General Beckwith-- Oppressed Condition previous to 1840--Edict of Carl...
37. Part ii., pp. 6, 7. Leyden, 1669. Monastier, pp. 123,[18] The bull is given in full in Leger, who also says that he had made a faithful copy of it, and lodged it with other documents in the University Library of Cambridge. (_Hist....