Catharism - Wikipedia Catharism ( ˈkæθərɪzəm KATH-ər-iz-əm; [1] from the Ancient Greek: καθαροί, romanized: katharoí, "the pure ones" [2]) was a Christian quasi- dualist and pseudo-Gnostic movement which thrived in Southern Europe, particularly in northern Italy and southern France, between the 12th and 14th centuries [3]
Cathars - World History Encyclopedia The Cathars (also known as Cathari from the Greek Katharoi for “pure ones”) were a dualist medieval religious sect of Southern France which flourished in the 12th century and challenged the authority of the Catholic Church They were also known as Albigensians for the town of Albi, which was a strong Cathar center of belief
Cathari | Medieval Christian Sect Beliefs | Britannica Cathari, (from Greek katharos, “pure”), also spelled Cathars, heretical Christian sect that flourished in western Europe in the 12th and 13th centuries The Cathari professed a neo-Manichaean dualism —that there are two principles, one good and the other evil, and that the material world is evil
Cathar Beliefs, doctrines, theology and practices Like the earliest Christians, Cathars recognised no priesthood They did however distinguish between ordinary believers (Credentes) and a smaller, inner circle of leaders initiated in secret knowledge, known at the time as boni homines, Bonneshommes or "Goodmen" , now generally referred to as the Elect or as Parfaits
What Was Catharism? What Did Cathar Christians Believe? - Learn Religions They were a heretical sect of Christians who lived in Southern France during the 11th and 12th centuries One branch of the Cathars became known as the Albigenses because they took their name from the local town Albi Cathar beliefs probably developed as a consequence of traders coming from Eastern Europe, bringing teachings of the Bogomils
Catharism | Official website of the Office de Tourisme des Pyrénées . . . This respectful term is used by believers to designate the religious and ordained of the Cathar Church Cathars: in the mid-12th century, the Catholic Church used the term “Cathar” to designate members of a community whose ideas were deemed subversive, and which it first condemned in the Rhineland (Germany) It was one of the pejorative
Cathars - Encyclopedia. com Catharism (from cathari, "the pure") was distinguished from the other heresies of the Middle Ages by its rejection of basic Christian beliefs, although its adherents claimed that in their pursuit of a pure life they were the only true Christians
Who Were the Cathars? Teachings of the Yeshua Mary Magdalene Lineage . . . The Cathars were a mystical Christian movement that flourished in southern France — especially in the region of Occitania (Languedoc) — between the 11th and 13th centuries They called themselves “Good People” or “Good Christians,” and their path was deeply rooted in the early Gnostic, Essene, and Mary Magdalene teachings
The Fall of Spirituality: The Blood-Soaked History of the Cathars These were the Cathars, followers of Catharism, the Christian dualistic and Gnostic movement that swept through Europe and gained many followers Today we are retracing their steps across the continent, exploring their impact on the history of the Middle Ages