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Who are the Waldenses?

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Updated: 8/22/2023

Peter Waldo, Valdo, or Waldes (c. 1140 - c. 1218), also Pierre Vaudès or de Vaux, is credited as the founder of the Waldensians, a Christianspiritual movement of the Middle_Ages, descendants of which still exist in various regions of southern Europe. Due to lack of reliable documentation there is a great degree of debate over Waldo's role in the Waldensian sect which may have existed before his leadership.

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Was there missionaries in the middle ages?

No. Everyone was Catholic in Europe and people didn't travel outside Europe until the late 1400's so there were no missionaries needed.__This is incorrect. There were missionaries who left Europe and traveled to establish missions among the Tartars, a successful mission in Peking (1300's). Areas of Europe still had not been converted or held onto old beliefs. There was a large Muslim population in Spain during the Medieval period. Not everyone was Catholic - there were Cathars, Waldenses, Orthodox, Jewish.People did travel outside of Europe (Marco Polo ring any bells?). Trade, missionaries, early explorers - the continent didn't sit around the fire pit roasting chicken legs waiting for the Renaissance. It was a busy time.AnswerThere were a lot of medieval missionaries both within Europe and to other parts of the world. St. Patrick well known as the missionary to the Irish. St. Augustine of Canterbury was the missionary to the English. St. Columba was the missionary to the people of Scotland. St. Adalbert of Prague was a missionary to the people of the Baltic region. The Eastern Orthodox Church also had its missionaries, such as St. Cyril, after whom the Cyrillic alphabet was named, who was a missionary to Russia, along with his brother, St. Methodius. There are many examples, too many to count, and nearly all Europe outside the borders of the old Roman Empire had missionaries. There is a link below.

What has the author C H Strong written?

C. H. Strong has written: 'A brief sketch of the Waldenses' -- subject(s): Waldenses, History

How did the Waldenses spread the gospel?

Word of mouth

What has the author Nicholas Stoltzfus written?

Nicholas Stoltzfus has written: 'Worth dying for' -- subject(s): Fiction, Waldenses

What has the author Pius Melia written?

Pius Melia has written: 'The Origin, Persecutions And Doctrines Of The Waldenses' -- subject(s): History, Sources

What has the author Giovanni Gonnet written?

Giovanni Gonnet has written: 'Il grano e le zizzanie' -- subject(s): Church history, History, Waldenses

What has the author Graziella Bonansea written?

Graziella Bonansea has written: 'Vite discrete' -- subject(s): History, Religious life and customs, Waldenses, Protestatnt women

What has the author Roger Geymonat written?

Roger Geymonat has written: 'El templo y la escuela' -- subject(s): Emigration and immigration, Waldenses, History, Church history

What has the author Andrea Sossi written?

Andrea Sossi has written: 'Medioevo valdese, 1173-1315' -- subject(s): Doctrines, Lord's Supper, Poverty, Preaching, Waldenses, History, Christianity

What has the author Balthasar Lydius written?

Balthasar Lydius has written: 'Waldensia, id est, Conservatio verae ecclesiae' -- subject(s): Early works to 1800, Taborites, Waldenses, Protestantism, History

What has the author Enrico Lantelme written?

Enrico Lantelme has written: 'I canti delle valli valdesi' -- subject- s -: Folk music, French Folk songs, History and criticism, Music, Waldenses

Did Peter Waldo the founder of the Waldenses observe the Seventh Day Sabbath?

There are varying opinions on this and the evidence for Sabbath observance is a bit on the sketchy side, but a case could probably be made either way.

What has the author Emilio Comba written?

Emilio Comba has written: 'Storia della Riforma in Italia' 'I nostri Protestanti' 'Waldo and the Waldensians Before the Reformation' 'Storia de' Valdesi' -- subject(s): Waldenses

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