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This week in Christian history: William Penn born, Pentecostal school founded, France attacks Protestants

By Michael Gryboski, Editor

France passes anti-Protestant edict – Oct. 18, 1685

King Louis XIV (1638-1715), long-serving monarch of France also known as "The Sun King."
King Louis XIV (1638-1715), long-serving monarch of France also known as "The Sun King." | Wikimedia Commons

This week marks the anniversary of when King Louis XIV proclaimed the Edict of Fontainebleau, which overturned an earlier edict allowing toleration of French Protestants, also known as Huguenots.

Named after a royal palace located south of Paris, the Edict’s 11 Articles included measures banning Protestant churches and schools, as well as a mandate for ministers to convert to Catholicism or leave the country.

The Edict did allow for Protestants who remained in France to be protected from discrimination, provided they did not organize public worship services.

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