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The edict of Saint-Germain — The edict of January 1562, the first legal status of Reformed worship in France
After the failure of the colloquy of Poissy, Catherine de’ Medici and Chancellor de L’Hospital had the eleven-year-old king sign an edict that gave the Reformed, for the first time in France, a legal status: worship outside walled towns, private assemblies within. The parlement of Paris resisted registering it; six weeks later the Duke of Guise massacred Protestants at a sermon in Wassy, and the first war of Religion began. (Editorial synthesis)
The edict of Saint-Germain took place on 17 January 1562 (Julian calendar). (source: Larousse)
The edict of Saint-Germain took place in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. (source: Larousse)
The edict of Saint-Germain ended in Reformed worship authorised outside walled towns, and private assemblies within. (source: Larousse)
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