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Bible Encyclopedias
Urban Grandier
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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URBAN GRANDIER (1590-1634), priest of the church of Sainte Croix at Loudun in the department of Vienne, France, was accused of witchcraft in 1632 by some hysterical novices of the Carmelite Convent, where the trial, protracted for two years, was held. Grandier was found guilty and burnt alive at Loudun on the 18th of August 1634.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Urban Grandier'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/u/urban-grandier.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Urban Grandier'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/u/urban-grandier.html. 1910.
