St. Bartholomew's Day massacre

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The massacre began on 23 August 1572, the eve of the feast of Bartholomew the Apostle.

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St. Bartholomew's Day massacre

  1. (history) A massacre of French Huguenots in 1572 by a Roman Catholic mob.

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