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Colloquy of Poissy
1561 conference between Catholics and Protestants (Huguenots) in France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Colloquy at Poissy was a religious conference which took place in Poissy, France, in 1561. Its object was to effect a reconciliation between the Roman Catholics and Protestants (Huguenots) of France.[1]
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The conference was opened on 9 September in the refectory of the convent of Poissy [fr],[1] King Charles IX (aged 11) himself being present. It broke up inconclusively a month later, on 9 October, by which point the divide between the doctrines appeared irreconcilable.