9 September 1561 A.D. Convocation of Colloquy of Poissy, France—Huguenots v. Romanists; Reformed “Wolves,” “Foxes,” "Serpents" & “Malicious Monkeys”
9 September 1561 A.D. Convocation of Colloquy of Poissy, France—Huguenots v. Romanists; Reformed “W olves,” “Foxes,” "Serpents" & “Malicious Monkeys” Wheeler, Pierre. “The Colloquy of Poissy.” Evangelical Times. Nov 2011. http://www.evangelical-times.org/archive/item/5211/Historical/The-Colloquy-of-Poissy/ . Accessed 29 Aug 2014. The Colloquy of Poissy - Pierre Wheeler November 2011 The Colloquy of Poissy Over the weekend of 10-11 September 2011, the town of Poissy, near Paris, commemorated the first official ecumenical debate to be held in France — 450 years ago. It is called the Colloquy of Poissy and was a debate between Roman Catholics and Protestants lasting from 9 September to 14 October 1561. The colloquy was convened by the Catholic Queen Regent, Catherine de Médecis, in the reign of her young son, Charles IX. Catherine has left on record her reason for this attempt at religious reconciliation. In a letter ...