HIST 2C Lecture 16: Lecture 16
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When looking at accusers, 148 males and 173 females. Accusers were usually related to persecuted by marriage. Led to the city, loudon, becoming a tourist site. Went to great jesuit school in france (takes too long to become a priest) Ambitious man so left jesuit order and entered secular order. Found in a diary in his house, he argued taking an oath on something you can"t fulfill (chastity) shouldn"t be accepted. At age 27, came to loudon as priest and brought his family that took jobs. Had relationship with town persecutor"s daughter and got her pregnant. Brought on charges and was forgiven and found innocent. Attended ceremony and offended the future cardinal richelieu. Urban married a rich pretty widow, madelaine de bron. Sister jeanne des anges ran a poor convent and was born with physical defects (hunchback) and wanted urban. Spread of word her convent nuns was bewitched by urban.
