The increasing interaction of the Waldenses with…
November 1541 CE
The increasing interaction of the Waldenses with the Protestant churches has brought the them to the attention of the authorities.
The Parlement of Provence issues the Arrêt de Mérindol on November 18, 1541, ordering the destruction of the villages of Lourmarin, Mérindol, and Cabriéres in the Luberon, because their inhabitants are Vaudois, of Italian Piedmontese origin, and are not considered sufficiently orthodox Catholics.