Abstract:The Waldensians of Fribourg (1399-1430) : a research appraisal
The Waldensians of Fribourg, brought to light by two trials (in 1399 and 1430), were the last adepts of this heresy to have been visited by German-speaking preachers from Germany and Bohemia. The two trials were an important factor in the setting up of a permanent Inquisition in French-speaking Switzerland. Few Fribourg Waldensians had been influenced by Hussitism, even if the second trial was probably instigated by a pronounced fear of… Show more
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