Massacre at Béziers
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The Massacre at Béziers occurred on 22 July 1209 during the sack of Béziers by Crusaders. It was the outcome of the Siege of Béziers, which was the first major military action of the Albigensian Crusa
The church of Saint Mary Magdalene where 7,000 people were massacred according to Peter of Vaux-de-Cernay
Albigensian Crusade
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The Albigensian Crusade, also known as the Cathar Crusade, was a military and ideological campaign initiated by Pope Innocent III to eliminate Catharism in Languedoc, what is now southern France. The
Massacre at Béziers
…on 22 July 1209 during the sack of Béziers by Crusaders. It was the outcome of the Siege of Béziers, which was the first major military action of the Albigensian Crusade. The Albigensian Crusade was initiated in the Kingdom of France at the behest of Pope Innocent III. Its purpose was to squash the growing Cathar movement…
Massacre against the Albigensians by the Crusaders
This Pedro Berruguete work of the 15th century depicts a story of Saint Dominic and the Albigensians, in which the texts of each were cast into a fire, but only Saint Dominic's proved miraculously resistant to the flames.
Carcassonne with the Aude river in the foreground
Cathars being expelled from Carcassonne in 1209