Wassy: at the heart of the wars of religion

Name: Wassy: en el corazón de las guerras de religión
Start: 2022-09-17T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T17:00:00+02:00
Location: Musée protestant de la Grange

The Museum - Protestant Temple features explanatory panels, display cases and a video that tells the story of the local Protestant community as well as the national religious wars.

17 i 18 septiembre 2022Passed

©Ville de Wassy

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About the location

Musée protestant de la Grange

Rue Marie Stuart, 52130 Wassy

Haute-Marne
Grand Est

On March 1st, 1562, the Protestants installed(settled) in Wassy and François de Guise, duke of Joinville are going to confront one another in a barn causing(provoking) the death of dozens of Protestants. This massacre will mark the beginning of the wars of religion in France and it up to the promulgation of the Edict of Nantes in 1598.