Night of St. Bartholomew
Also called the Massacre of St. Bartholomew, which was the name given to the massacre of the Huegonots, which began in Paris on St. Bartholomew’s Day, Aug. 24, 1572. The initiative of the crime rests with Catherine de Medici who started out by assassinating a few Huegonot leaders for political reasons. The massacre spread to the provinces, however, and before it was over an estimated 50,000 were killed. Catherine de Medici received the congratulations of all the Catholic powers, and Pope Gregory XIII commanded bonfires to be lighted and a medal to be struck. (EB)
Let us not forget the terrors of the Night of St. Bartholomew! (LHR I, p 293)
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