1634
Urbain Grandier, French priest (born 1590)
Urbain Grandier, French priest (born 1590)
Urbain Grandier, French priest (born 1590)
Urbain Grandier
French Catholic priest convicted of witchcraft and burned at the stake in 1634
- Died
- 1634
Urbain Grandier was a French Catholic priest who was burned at the stake after being convicted of witchcraft, following the events of the so-called "Loudun possessions". Most modern commentators (?) have concluded that Grandier was the victim of a politically motivated persecution led by the powerful Cardinal Richelieu.