He Was More of a Zealot Than Anyone Realized

Posted on: February 3rd, 2006 by admin 1 Comment

“Once he got his hands on Paris, he embarked on a rebuilding and beatification program that left it with the glorious Place des Vosges in the Marais.”

—William Grimes, writing about Henry IV, “the red-blooded Gascon who converted to Catholicism to secure the throne in 1589,” in today’s Times.

One Response

  1. Orange says:

    What about cannonization?

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