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Encyclopedia of Religion entry forBartholomew, Massacre of StThe name given to the well-known massacre of the Huguenots, because it took place on St. Bartholomew‘s Day. the 24th of August. Catharine de Medici, regent of France, planned that the Huguenots in Paris should be fallen upon and slaughtered on St. Bartholomew‘s Day, 1572. The signal was given by the ringing of a bell in the tower of the royal palace, and it is calculated that the number of persons who were killed exceeded 4,000. The provinces followed the example of Paris, continuing the slaughter for some weeks. citations: Encyc. of Rel., Canney
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