Urbain Grandier

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Urbain Grandier was a 17th-century French Catholic priest whose controversial life and trial for witchcraft during the Loudun possessions made him a notorious historical figure.

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instanceOf Catholic priest
historical figure
human
allegedPactWith the Devil (according to trial documents) NERFINISHED
allegedRelationship had affairs with several women of Loudun
associatedWith Loudun, Vienne, France NERFINISHED
Ursuline nuns of Loudun NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath burning at the stake
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
criminalCharge diabolical possession
sorcery
witchcraft
dateOfBirth circa 1590
dateOfDeath 1634-08-18
educatedAt University of Poitiers NERFINISHED
executionMethod burning at the stake in a public square in Loudun
hasEnemy Cardinal Richelieu NERFINISHED
Jean de Laubardemont NERFINISHED
knownFor being accused of causing demonic possessions in the Ursuline convent at Loudun
trial and execution for witchcraft in 1634
languageSpoken French
legacy symbol of religious intolerance and judicial persecution in early modern France
legalStatus convicted of witchcraft by an ecclesiastical and royal commission
mannerOfDeath execution
maritalStatus unmarried
name Urbain Grandier NERFINISHED
notableEvent Loudun possessions NERFINISHED
Loudun witch trial NERFINISHED
occupation Catholic priest
writer
participantIn religious and political conflicts in early 17th-century France
placeOfBirth Rochefort, France NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Loudun, France NERFINISHED
positionHeld parish priest of Saint-Pierre-du-Marché in Loudun
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
sexOrGender male
subjectOf The Devils (1971 film by Ken Russell) NERFINISHED
The Devils of Loudun (book by Aldous Huxley) NERFINISHED
various plays and operas based on the Loudun possessions
timePeriod 17th century
trialDate 1634
workLocation Loudun, France NERFINISHED

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Oliver Reed characterPortrayed Urbain Grandier