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| | Huguenot - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Above all, Huguenots became known for their fiery criticisms of worship as performed in the Roman Catholic Church, in particular the focus on ritual and what seemed an obsession with death and the dead. | | | Frederick the Great of Prussia, a strong believer in the separation of church and state, invited Huguenots to settle in his realms, and a number of their descendents rose to positions of prominence in Prussia. | | | Violently opposed to the Catholic Church, the Huguenots attacked images, monasticism, and church buildings. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huguenot
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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Huguenots |
| | Huguenots were massacred in one place, monks and religious in another. | | | Thenceforward the exercise of public worship was forbidden to the Protestants; their churches were to be demolished; they were prohibited from assembling for the practice of their religion in private houses. | | | The Huguenots, possessing at that time 773 churches, enjoyed during the reign of Henry IV the most perfect calm; their happiness was marred only by the efforts of the Catholic clergy to make converts among them. |
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http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07527b.htm
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| | The National Huguenot Society - Who Were the Huguenots? |
| | The Huguenots were French Protestants most of whom eventually came to follow the teachings of John Calvin, and who, due to religious persecution, were forced to flee France to other countries in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. | | | The Edict of Nantes, signed by Henry IV in April, 1598, ended the Wars of Religion, and allowed the Huguenots some religious freedoms, including free exercise of their religion in 20 specified towns of France. | | | Nevertheless, Protestantism continued to spread and grow, and about 1555 the first Huguenot church was founded in a home in Paris based upon the teachings of John Calvin. |
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http://www.huguenot.netnation.com/general/huguenot.htm
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| | French Huguenot Church |
| | Huguenot descendants revived the congregation in 1844 and the second church was torn down to make way for the current building. | | | The French Huguenot Church is located at 136 Church St. It is open to the public. | | | For most of the 20th century, the church was used for periodic services sponsored by the Huguenot Society of South Carolina, for organ recitals, and weddings. |
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http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/charleston/fre.htm
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| | The Huguenot Society of America: History |
| | It is a living memorial to the faith of its Huguenot forefathers and the dedication and fellowship of its present congregation. | | | Mention was made of the remains of the early Huguenots reinterred in the vault owned by the French church in the graveyard of the Protestant Episcopal church of Saint Mark's in the Bowery on the corner of Stuyvesant Street and Second Avenue. | | | Although deeply religious and proud of their heritage, the Huguenots were not intolerant of the beliefs of others. |
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http://www.huguenotsocietyofamerica.org/history.html
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| | HV/Net - Hudson Valley Network |
| | In picking this place the Huguenot had searched for, and found, a site where they could be alone with their different culture, their different religion and their different traditions. | | | It is influenced by people that had endured persecution to sustain their religion, had become refugees and been forced to move from their homes more than once. | | | All the interpreters are well versed in the history of Huguenot Street. |
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http://www.hvnet.com/museums/huguenotst
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| | Huguenots on Encyclopedia.com |
| | This, along with political rivalry, particularly among the Bourbons and the Guises, precipitated the Wars of Religion (1562-98; see Religion, Wars of). | | | Full religious freedom was not attained until church and state were separated in 1905. | | | The term is derived from the German Eidgenossen, meaning sworn companions or confederates. |
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http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/H/Huguenots.asp
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| | The Historian: Society and Culture in the Huguenot World, 1559... @ HighBeam Research |
| | These studies of Huguenot institutions and elements of everyday life reveal an "homme protestant" whose identity was formed by his faith and status as a member of a minority religion. | | | The construction of Huguenot temples was a visual sign of the permanence of the minority religion and its difference from Catholicism. | | | Andrew Spicer's essay on Huguenot temples and Bernard Roussel's essay on funerary practices demonstrate the theological integrity of Huguenot worship and practice. |
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http://www.highbeam.com/library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:135514706&refid=holomed_1
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| | Review of A Huguenot Family |
| | Yet, even though his wife rarely takes center stage (except for her standoff with the ministers of Montauban), she too comes through as one of those remarkable huguenot women who guaranteed that the faith in reform would not die with those who were killed in its name. | | | Certainly this is true of de Mornay's wife Charlotte d'Arbalaste, who was devout and well read in the Bible, married for love to her extremely well-educated and religious husband with great political savoir faire. | | | One part of her story particularly struck me, especially in light of the many devout women who kept the Huguenot flame burning in these terrible times. |
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http://huguenot-manakin.org/huguenotfamilyreview.htm
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| | Huguenot Books in VHS Library, Oct. 04 |
| | Title: Gospel echoes from the land of the Huguenots. | | | Title: The French Protestant Church in the city of Charleston, "the Huguenot church " : a brief history of the church... | | | Title: Christian firmness of the Huguenots ; and A sketch of the history of the French refugee church of Canterbury ; by the Rev. J.A. Martin. |
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| | HUGUENOT RING |
| | The founding parents were Francois Villion (a French Huguenot refugee) and Cornelia Campenaar (from the Netherlands), who were married at the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, in 1676. | | | Some French people are sharing their knowledge about their Huguenot roots arround Picardy. | | | There are presently seven chapters located in Florida. |
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http://p.webring.com/hub?ring=huguenot
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| | Cyndi's List - Huguenot |
| | Museum in South Africa focusing on the Huguenots of the Cape Settlements. | | | collecting and preserving historical data and relics illustrative of Huguenot life, manners, and customs; 2. | | | Online slide show with notes for a conference conducted by the author. |
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http://www.cyndislist.com/huguenot.htm
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| | Huguenot - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Huguenot |
| | " Observe that the word "religione" was suffered to stand in the text of the Testina, being used to signify indifferently every shade of belief, as witness "the religion," a phrase inevitably employed to designate the Huguenot heresy. | | | Persecuted under Francis I and Henry II, the Huguenots survived both an attempt to exterminate them (the Massacre of St Bartholomew on 24 August 1572) and the religious wars of the next 30 years. | | | French Protestant in the 16th century&; the term referred mainly to Calvinists. |
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http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/Huguenot
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| | The Huguenot in France - Resources |
| | Faith in Focus: The Huguenots by the Rev John Goris | | | France: A Look at Religion & Politics In the 16th & 17th Centuries | | | Catholic Encyclopedia: The Huguenot -- Catherine de Medici -- House of Guise -- Henry IV -- St. |
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http://www.eldrbarry.net/heidel/huguersc.htm
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| | Huguenot Society of South Africa |
| | Huguenots (including the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes text) | | | Huguenots who arrived in South Africa between 1671 and 1756 | | | The contribution of the Huguenots in South Africa |
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http://www.geocities.com/hugenoteblad/begin-e.htm
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| | Huguenot Cross |
| | The second is the Maltese Cross with the dove, or symbol of the Holy Spirit hanging from it. | | | These may be purchased in several places in France, especially at the Musée du Désert, in Mialet. | | | The best guess is that it was made especially for the Huguenots (Protestants, from the word, "Eidgenossen," or confederates) by a jeweler from Lyon. |
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http://www.huguenotfellowship.org/cross.html
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| | The Huguenot Review |
| | But King Louis XIV is also asking Antoine to watch Louise carefully. | | | He has reason to believe she might be a spy for the Huguenots. | | | The Huguenot contrasts the wealthy world of Versailles against the poverty of the surrounding areas and how the residents relied on the King to survive. |
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http://www.dancingword.com/huguenotreview.htm
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| | History of the Huguenot Emigration to America : Genealogical Publishing Company |
| | A reference that should be read by anyone who has just discovered their Huguenot roots. | | | Any library that has even a small Huguenot collection will need this book as the basic source book. | | | This is the standard work on the Huguenot emigration to America. |
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http://www.genealogical.com/item_detail.asp?ID=250&AFID=1335
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| | Huguenot High School |
| | If you do these things, I am confident that your high school days at Huguenot will be meaningful and memorable. | | | We, the Huguenot family, are proud of our school and believe it to be both dynamic and progressive. | | | Work hard, be sensitive to the needs of others and set goals for yourself. |
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http://www.richmond.k12.va.us/schools/huguenot
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| | Huguenot, Staten Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Originally named Bloomingview, its present name is derived from the French Huguenots, many of whom came to Staten Island in the 18th Century to escape religious persecution. | | | The first visible sign of this transformation, however, came not in the form of new home construction, but rather with the building of the new Tottenville High School campus, which opened in 1972 in Huguenot (the existing high school buildings in Tottenville were converted into a junior high school). | | | In recent years it has become increasingly customary to refer to the western part of Huguenot as a separate neighborhood called Woodrow. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huguenot,_Staten_Island
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| | Huguenot -- Encyclopædia Britannica |
| | military leader of the Huguenots in the first decade of France's Wars of Religion. | | | In 1560 the fort was destroyed by Portuguese troops, and the Huguenots were forced to abandon... | | | Charles IX (born 1550, ruled 1560–74) came to the throne in the midst of the Reformation and the fierce civil wars between the Roman Catholics and the Huguenots (Protestants) (see Reformation). |
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http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9041436
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| | Huguenot Society of South Carolina |
| | The Huguenot Society of South Carolina, with over 2000 members, was established in 1885, is dedicated to the preservation of the history and genealogy of the members of the Protestant Reformation which took place in France during the 16th century. | | | Fourthly, To gather by degrees a library for the use of the Society, composed of all obtainable books, monographs, pamphlets, manuscripts, etc., relating to the Huguenots. | | | The Huguenot Society is open Monday through Friday except Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, the last two weeks in December, New Year's Day, Easter and the Fourth of July. |
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http://www.huguenotsociety.org
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| | The Huguenot Society of America: Home |
| | The Huguenot Society of America was founded in 1883 by the Reverend Alfred V. Wittmeyer, Rector of the French Huguenot Church in New York City, l'Eglise du Saint Esprit, for the following purposes: | | | First: To promote the cause of religious freedom and to perpetuate the memory of the Huguenot settlers in America. | | | To gather a library composed of obtainable books, manuscripts, pamphlets, pictures, and other material relating to Huguenot history and genealogy. |
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http://www.huguenotsocietyofamerica.org
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| | The Huguenot Society of Great Britain & Ireland |
| | In 1885 the Society was founded by directors of the The French Hospital* (founded in 1718) to promote the publication and interchange of knowledge about the Huguenots in Great Britain and Ireland, a good deal of which, with the passage of time, was unknown to many of their descendants. | | | They also aimed to form a bond of fellowship among those who, whether or not of Huguenot descent, respect and admire the Huguenots and seek to perpetuate their memory. | | | The Society holds four meetings a year in central London at which a paper on a Huguenot subject is read, later published annually in the Society's 'Proceedings'. |
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http://www.huguenotsociety.org.uk
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| | The National Huguenot Society |
| | Huguenot Library at University College London for genealogical and historical research | | | Listing of South African Huguenot surnames surviving to present day | | | French Huguenots: From Mediterranean Catholics to White Anglo-Saxon Protestants |
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http://www.huguenot.netnation.com/general
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| | R. A. Brock, Huguenot Documents |
| | John Moncure, the progenitor of the worthy family of the name, was of Huguenot descent. | | | Of the army of William of Orange, numbering eleven thousand, which sailed from Holland, and by whose aid he obtained the Crown of England, three regiments, each containing seven hundred and fifty effective men, were Huguenots. | | | But recently this topic has been ably considered, and a comprehensive narrative of the establishment of the fugitive Protestants in the New World presented as well. |
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http://www.huguenot-manakin.org/brock1.htm
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| | Using the Huguenot Historical Society Library |
| | Our collections consist of family genealogies, church, cemetery and bible records, wills and deeds, census records, genealogical periodicals, county histories, and publications relating to Huguenot ancestry. | | | All visitors are strongly encouraged to contact the library prior to their visit to set up an appointment. | | | When possible, the library will provide a list of professional genealogists who can be contracted to conduct such research. |
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http://www.hhs-newpaltz.org/library_archives/using_the_library
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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Protestantism |
| | The witch-finder, the witchburner, the inquisitor, the disbanded mercenary soldier have ceased to plague the people. | | | Wars diminish in number and are waged with humanity; atrocities like those of the Thirty Years War in Germany, the Huguenot wars in France, the Spanish wars in the Netherlands, and Cromwell's invasion of Ireland are gone beyond the possibility of return. |
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http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12495a.htm
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| | Huguenot Web Site / Huguenot.net |
| | Below you can find links to related sites on Huguenot history and genealogy, as well as books and Huguenot jewelry for sale; you can post announcements or queries on the Huguenot Message Board, and sign up for a free Web-based e-mail account. | | | If you have any suggestions for additional information or Web site links to post here, including Huguenot family Web sites, please contact Webmaster@Huguenot.ws. |
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http://huguenot.ws
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| | Huguenot Crosses |
| | As we are a custom jeweler, if you can't find it, we can make it, just ask! | | | On these pages you will find the largest selection of Huguenot Cross jewelry, of best quality and value, that you will find anywhere. |
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http://www.huguenotcross.com
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| | Huguenot Fire Company Inc. @ Firehouse.com Network |
| | The Huguenot Fire Company was formed in March of 1968 by a group of men who saw the need for fire protection in our growing Town known as Huguenot.We protect Fire District 3 within the Town of Deerpark, Orange County New York. | | | Our department is a private department whose members are on a volunteer status. |
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http://departments.firehouse.com/dept/HuguenotNY
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| | Huguenot Nursery School - Home |
| | Site design by kirkor consulting + design, llc. | | | © Copyright 2003 - 2005 Huguenot Nursery School and Terrific Twos |
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