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Poissy, Colloquy of
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
POISSY, COLLOQUY OF POISSY, COLLOQUY OF. On the eve of the French Wars of Religion (1562...reconciliation, took place outside Paris. The history of the Colloquy of Poissy, September – October 1561, was one of great hope, then...
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Colloquy of Poissy
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Colloquy of Poissy , 1561, conference of Roman Catholic prelates and Protestant ministers, initiated by Catherine de' Medici and Michel de L...
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Catherine De Médicis (1519-1589)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
...reconciliation between the faiths, most notably at the Colloquy of Poissy (August 1561). When it was clear that doctrinal compromise...conspirator. See also Coligny Family ; France ; Guise Family ; Poissy, Colloquy of ; St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre ; Valois Dynasty...
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L'Hôpital, Michel De
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
...existence of two religions in a state was possible. The Colloquy of Poissy, which met in August 1561, enshrined their belief that peace...toward toleration was a realistic response to the failure of Poissy and the divisive political and religious situation facing the...
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Theodore Beza
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...regarded as the chief advocate of all reformed congregations in France, serving with distinction at the Colloquy of Poissy (see Poissy, Colloquy of ). He was of great importance in aiding the edition of the Greek and Latin versions of the New Testament...
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Wars of Religion, French
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
...of both the Huguenot and Catholic churches at the Colloquy of Poissy in 1561 to see if a compromise were possible. But both the...divided them was impossible. Despite the lack of success at Poissy, however, Catherine went ahead and issued an edict in January...
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Christine de Pisan
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...of some of them were presented to noted patrons of letters. Thirty major titles followed until she retired to the convent at Poissy, where her only daughter had been a religious for 22 years. She wrote no more except one religious work and a eulogy on Joan...
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Pietro Martire Vermigli
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...death. He was a Protestant representative at the unsuccessful attempt at Catholic-Protestant reconciliation at the Colloquy of Poissy (1561). Vermigli's works were widely read and were influential in developing a Protestant theology.
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Le Corbusier
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Among Le Corbusier's many well-known buildings are a workers' housing project at Pessac near Bordeaux, the Villa Savoye at Poissy, and the Swiss and Brazilian students' pavilions at Cité Universitaire, Paris. His competition-winning design...
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International style
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...spaces. Important examples include the Bauhaus at Dessau, Germany, by Walter Gropius (1925-26) and the Villa Savoye, Poissy-sur-Seine, France, by Le Corbusier (1929-30). Bibliography: See H.-R. Hitchcock and P. Johnson, The International...
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