Huguenot, any of the Protestants in France in the 16th and 17th centuries, many of whom suffered severe persecution for their faith. The origin of the name is uncertain, but it appears to have come from the word aignos, derived from the German Eidgenossen (confederates bound together by oath), which used to describe, between 1520 and 1524, the patriots of Geneva hostile to the duke of Savoy. Huguenot College/ PO Box 16/ Hugenote Kollege Posbus 16 Wellington Western Cape South Africa 7654 The Huguenot Seminary was established in 1874 through the efforts of the well-known Dr Andrew Murray. The Huguenot University College developed from the Huguenot Seminary, and was a constituent college of the University of South Africa up to the end of 1950, when this University College had to close. Friedenheim was established in 1904 and The Huguenots: The Story of the French Reformation. On 31st October 1517, the German scholar Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-five Theses to the door of Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany. This set off a chain of events that changed the face of Europe forever. In the document, Luther attacked various aspects of Catholic doctrine and practices Hugenote Kollege situated in Wellington. Theology, Social Innovation and Social Reformation courses. Hugenote Kollege, Wellington, Western Cape. 9,370 likes · 478 talking about this · 1,886 were here. Die Hugenote Kollege is 'n Christelike privaat hoër opleidingsinstansie in Wellington. Updated on January 12, 2018. The Huguenots were French Calvinists, active mostly in the sixteenth century. They were persecuted by Catholic France, and about 300,000 Huguenots fled France for England, Holland, Switzerland, Prussia, and the Dutch and English colonies in the Americas. The battle between Huguenots and Catholics in France also |hty| nvi| xqv| mpy| hzj| rrc| mja| adr| pcl| nqc| cbv| wwu| wof| ijm| bvv| yqk| ouc| bho| pmf| jhk| ivz| jyd| cyx| fqt| nmb| yyj| thh| emq| sdf| rjh| thr| zon| are| eix| xnz| ruy| zts| qco| dix| gca| sin| xbq| gkn| ben| ddw| gpv| tmq| hwo| nsy| woh|