He convented back to Catholicism
Wanting to bring a peaceful end to the 30+ years "Wars of Religion" and realizing that France would never accept him as a Protestant king, Henry IV converted to Catholicism in 1593.
Roman Catholicism
France's main religion is Roman Catholic. Other religions in France are Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim.
Members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France
He convented back to Catholicism
He Converted back to Catholicism
Henri IV
Catholic He was Protestant then changed to Catholic then converted back to Protestanism and then finally made this huge conversion to Catholicism so he could rule France! It may be a little clearer this way... Henry was a Huguenot as King of Navarre, but he had to renounce his Protestant faith and convert to Catholicism to become King of France. Henry became noted for an unusually high level of religious tolerance, but he was eventually assassinated by a fanatical Catholic.
Before the onset of World War I in France in 1914, the main religions were Roman Catholicism and Protestant Christianity. France was a major source of Catholicism for many hundreds of years.
He converted back to Catholicism.
He Converted back to Catholicism
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He converted back to Catholicism.
Wanting to bring a peaceful end to the 30+ years "Wars of Religion" and realizing that France would never accept him as a Protestant king, Henry IV converted to Catholicism in 1593.
Charles II was himself a liberal and tolerant Protestant until he converted to Catholicism on his deathbed. He died on the 6th February 1685.
There is no saint named Dean. However, there is Blessed William Dean who was a Protestant minister who converted to Catholicism. He studied for the priesthood at Rheims, France. He was ordained in 1581 and then returned to England as a home missioner. He was arrested and exiled for his work but he returned and was arrested in London where he was condemned to death for the crime of priesthood.