Cathar

:This article is about a religious movement called "Catharism", for the information on a Star Wars race under the same name, see the list of Star Wars races. To see information on the band with the same name see Cathar (Band).

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Star Wars - List of Star Wars races - Cathar (Band)

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Catharism was a religious movement with Gnostic elements that originated around the middle of the 10th century, branded by the contemporary Roman Catholic Church as heretical. It existed throughout much of Western Europe, but its home was in Languedoc and surrounding areas in southern France.

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Religious - Gnostic - 10th century - Roman Catholic Church - Heretical - Western Europe - Languedoc - France

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The name Cathar most likely originated from Greek ???????, "pure ones". One of the first recorded uses is Eckbert von Schönau, who wrote on heretics from Cologne in 1181: "Hos nostra germania catharos appellat."

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Greek - Eckbert von Schönau

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The Cathars were also sometimes labelled Albigensians. This name originates from the end of the 12th century, and was used by the chronicler Geoffroy du Breuil of Vigeois in 1181. The name refers to the southern town of Albi (the ancient Albiga). The designation is hardly exact, for the centre was at Toulouse and in the neighbouring districts.

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Albigensians - 12th century - Geoffroy du Breuil of Vigeois - 1181 - Albi - Toulouse

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