Colloquy of Poissy

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The Colloquy of Poissy was a 1561 religious conference in France convened by Catherine de' Medici in an attempt to reconcile Catholics and Protestants during the French Wars of Religion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf religious conference
theological colloquy
aimedTo avoid civil war in France
reconcile Catholics and Protestants
chronologicalContext French Wars of Religion
Reformation
convenedBy Catherine de’ Medici
surface form: Catherine de' Medici
country Kingdom of France
endTime 1561-10-09
followedBy Edict of Saint-Germain (1562)
French Wars of Religion
surface form: First War of Religion in France
hasCause religious tensions in France
rise of Protestantism in France
hasEffect influence on later religious colloquies in France
intensification of confessional divisions in France
hasParticipant Catherine de’ Medici
surface form: Catherine de' Medici

Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church

Charles IX of France
Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine
French Protestants
French bishops
Huguenots
Reformed theologians
Theodore Beza
hostedBy French royal court
languageUsed French
Latin
location France
Poissy
Île-de-France region
surface form: Île-de-France
mainSubject Catholic–Protestant reconciliation
Eucharistic doctrine
French Wars of Religion
namedAfter Poissy
organizedBy Catherine de’ Medici
surface form: Catherine de' Medici
outcome failure to reach doctrinal agreement
no lasting reconciliation between Catholics and Protestants
partOf history of Protestantism in France
history of the Catholic Church in France
pointInTime 1561
presidedOverBy Catherine de’ Medici
surface form: Catherine de' Medici
religion Calvinism
Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
significantEvent speech of Theodore Beza on the Eucharist
startTime 1561-09-09

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Theodore Beza participatedIn Colloquy of Poissy