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Title: The illustrated Christian martyrology : being an authentic and genuine historical acount of the principal persecutions against the church of Christ, in different parts of the world
Year: 1854 (1850s)
Authors: Sparry, C
Subjects: Persecution Martyrs Torture
Publisher: Philadelphia : Leary & Getz
Contributing Library: Princeton Theological Seminary Library
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he expired. At Revel, CatelinGirard being at the stake, desired the ex-ecutioner to give him up a stone ; whichhe refused, thinking that he meant tothrow it at somebody; but Girard assuringhim that he had no such design, the execu- tioner complied; when Girard looking ,earnestly at the stone, said: When it is >in the power of a man to eat and digestthia solid stone, the religion for which I am <about to suffer shall have an end, and not jbefore. He then threw the stone on the \ground, and submitted cheerfully to the Iflames. A great many more of the re- <formed were oppressed, or put to death byvarious means, till the patience of the Wal-denses being tired out, they flew to armsin their own defence, and formed them-selves into regular bodies. Exasperated at this, the archbishop ofTurin procured a number of troops, andsent against them ; but in most of the skir-mishes and engagements the Waldenseswere successful, which partly arose fromtheir being better acquainted with the *c
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MASSACRE OF THE WALDENSES IN THE VALLEYS OF PIEDMONT.—Paje 105. THE CHRISTIAN MARTYROLOGY. 107 passes of the valleys of Piedmont thantheir adversaries, and partly from the des-peration with which they fought; for theyknew, if they were taken, they should notbe considered as prisoners of war, butshould be tortured to death as heretics. At length, Philip, the seventh duke ofSavoy, and supreme lord of Piedmont, de-termined to interpose his authority, andstop these bloody wars, which so greatlydisturbed his dominions. He was not wil-ling to disoblige the pope, or affront thearchbishop of Turin ; nevertheless, he sentthem both messages, importing, that hecould not any longer tamely see his do-minions overrun with troops, who weredirected by priests instead of officers, andcommanded by prelates in the place ofgenerals ; nor would he suffer his countryto be depopulated, while he himself hadnot been even consulted upon the occasion. The priests, finding the resolution of theduke, did all th

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