Charleston County Public Library

The Huguenot Church in Charleston, Margaret Middleton Rivers Eastman, Richard Donohoe & Maurice Eugenie Horne Thompson, with Robert P. Stockton

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

contains biographical information

illustrationsmapsportraits

index present

non fiction

The Huguenot Church in Charleston

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Margaret Middleton Rivers Eastman, Richard Donohoe & Maurice Eugenie Horne Thompson, with Robert P. Stockton

"The Huguenot heritage in the United States cannot be overstated. In the latter part of the sixteenth century, France was plunged into a series of religious wars. In 1589, Henry of Navarre became Henry IV of France, but peace was not achieved until he issued the Edict of Nantes in 1598, which recognized the Huguenots' right to worship in the towns they controlled. While Henry IV lived, the financial and military security of the country was ensured. After his assassination in 1610, it ceased. Religious persecution resumed, and in 1685, Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes, and many French Protestants fled. Of the estimated 180,000 Huguenot refugees, approximately 3,000 crossed the Atlantic. This book is about their descendants and their influence on the development of the American republic and the rights enshrined in the U.S. Constitution."--Front flap of jacket

Huguenot footprints -- The last Huguenot church in America -- Clergy -- South Caroliniana -- More Huguenots of interest -- Appendix A. Pastors of the Charleston church -- Appendix B. White memorial tablets in the Huguenot Church -- Appendix C. Recorded burials in the Huguenot churchyard