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CATHAR - Catharism (; from the Greek: , katharoi, "the pure [ones]") was a Christian dualist or Gnostic revival movement that thrived in some areas of Souther...
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| Whip used by largely merciless member of medieval sect |
| Tea brought round at one was condemned by the orthodox |
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| Mar 3 2012 The Times - Cryptic |
| Oct 16 2010 The Times - Cryptic |
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| A member of a heretical medieval Christian sect which professed a form of Manichaean dualism and sought to achieve great spiritual purity. |
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| Catharism (; from the Greek: , katharoi, "the pure [ones]") was a Christian dualist or Gnostic revival movement that thrived in some areas of Southern Europe, particularly what is now northern Italy and southern France, between the 12th and 14th centuries. The followers were known as Cathars and are now mainly remembered for a prolonged period of persecution by the Catholic Church which did not recognise their belief as Christian. Catharism appeared in Europe in the Languedoc region of France in the 11th century and this is when the name first appears. The adherents were also sometimes known as Albigensians after the city Albi in southern France where the movement first took hold. The beliefs are believed to have been brought from Persia or the Byzantine Empire. * Cathar beliefs varied between communities, because Catharism was initially taught by ascetic leaders who had set few guidelines. The Catholic Church denounced its practices including the Consolamentum ritual, by which Cathar |