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203 matches to Catholic League
Barricades, Day of the. 1588. Paris. Catholic League rebels vs Henry III.
Breitenfeld, Battles. 1631,42. Swedish victories over Catholic League in 30 Years War. Sweden a great power.
Catholic League. 1576-93. Opposed Henry IV and Huguenots. Holy Leagues.
Guise, Henri, duc de. 1550-88. Partipated in St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre. Founded Catholic League 1576. Led revolt against Henry III. Murdered.
Maximilian I. The Great. 1573-1651. Duke of Bavaria. Founded Catholic League 1609. Thirty Years War.
Tilly, Graf von. 1559-1632. Flemish commander of Catholic League in Thirty Years War.
Vervins, Treaty. 1598. Spain withdraws support of French Catholic League. Ends Franco-Spanish War. Spanish acquisitions returned to France.
White Mountain, Battle. 1620. First battle of Thirty Years War. Catholic League defeats Bohemian nobles.
Anglicanism. Catholic adherence to the doctrines of the Church of England.
Anglo-Catholicism. High Church movement in Church of England. Stresses link with Roman Catholic church. Oxford Movement.
Athanagild. ~567. Visigoth King of Spain. Ended persecution of Catholics.
Augsburg, Peace. 1555. Allowed both Lutheranism and Catholicism within Holy Roman Empire.
Beghards. 13C. Catholic men’s charitable communities. Condemned 1311.
Béguines. 12C- Belgian Catholic women’s charitables communities. Condemned 1311. Still exist.
Bell Book and Candle. Roman Catholic excommunication.
Bellarmine, St. Robert. 1542-1621. Italian Jesuit defender of RC church vs Protestantism, Copernican theory, heretics. Galileo.
Benedictines. 529-. RC monastic order. Spread Christianity. Preserved Latin culture.
Bernanos, Georges. 1888-1948. French Catholic polemic writer against materialism. Diary of a Country Priest 1937.
Bocskay, István. 1557-1606. Hungarian rebel vs HRE Catholicism. Gained Transylvania from Rudolf II. Vienna Peace, 1606.
Bollandists. 1629-. Belgian Jesuits. Update Acta Santorium, (Lives of Roman Catholic saints).
Boyne, Battle. 1690. James II attempts to retake throne; defeated by William III, ending Catholic Stuart power in Ireland. Celebrated by Orangemen, Jul 12.
Cahenslyism. 19C European Roman Catholics in US press Pope for pastors and parishes of their nationality.
Calles, Plutarco. 1877-1945. Mexican President. Banned RC church 1924-9.
Camisards. 1702-6. French Protestants who rebelled against Catholic persecution.
Cardinal. 8C. Roman Catholic rank, 2nd to Pope.