Albigensian Heresy

Adrienne Nardone and Tre Bartony

  Occurred in Southern France
 Approximately 1022-1229
Dates of  12th and 13 centuries
Heresy  Named Albigenses by the Council of Tours in 1163
 Stayed until its demise in 1229 due to the Albigensian Crusade
  Heresy- taught that there were two gods, Good and Evil. We went
against the Church by saying this, especially by including Satan as
Definition one of the gods. They believed earthly living was morally wrong,
saying materials and possessions were evil.
  Taught to believe two gods
 One god was evil, one god was good
Why was the  Good god created human souls

heresy wrong?  Evil god (Satan) trapped the soul inside a body
 Everything of physical material was bad
  The Church
 Innocent III declared there to be a crusade against Albigensians
Saints and  St. Dominic helped correct an Albigensian
Councils  St. Francis defended the Church through example
How was the  Crusade went from 1209-1229
 Took out majority of the heresy
heresy
 Caused complete disappearance of this heresy by the end of the
defeated? 14th century
  Eternal World Television Network. "Saint Dominic Founder of the
Friars Preachers, Confessor." John J. Crowly & Co. Inc., n.d. Web.
 "Albigenses." CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Albigenses. N.p., n.d.
Works Cited Web. 30 Mar. 2017.