Summary of the Martyrs in the Thirteenth Century

[The way and entrance to the martyrs of this century is through the valleys of Albi and throughout France, England, and other countries, where the pious witnesses of Jesus laid down their lives for the evangelical truth.

From the year 1209 throughout this century, crusades are preached in the name of the pope; and these were the cause of the destruction of thousands of Albigenses, who lived quietly and peaceably under certain papistic authorities; for certain reasons, however, we have not finished this account.

Remarks with eight reasons unanimously indicating the nonresistant principles of the true Albigenses; nevertheless, for important reasons, we have placed the account of their martyrdom for the most part in a marginal note, for the years 1210 and 1211. [n424-1]

One hundred and eighty persons called Albigenses, burned outside the castle Minerve, in the year 1210.

Sixty of those people end their lives by fire, for their faith, at Casser, about the year 1211.

About one hundred persons, who confessed the same doctrine, burned alive in a tower at Cassas, about the close of the year 1211.

Fifty of their fellow believers likewise lose their lives by fire, at Chastelnau d'Ari, about the close of the year 1211.

Over four hundred persons, who professed the same profession, though called Induti, at Lavaur, or Vaurum, would rather let themselves be burned to death by the terrible flames than accept the Roman faith.