Publisher's note:

Even in the darkness of the Middle Ages there were groups of Christians striving to follow the faith as originally revealed in the Bible and resisting the corruptions of the Roman Catholic Church. The Waldenses were such a group. Long before the Reformation, they had translated the Bible into their own dialect. Uniquely located in the Cottian Alps between France and Italy, they stood apart from the encroachments of superstition and idolatrous rites and maintained their independence from Rome. Their stand for the truth exposed them to brutal hostility and opposition, and their faithfulness led to many being martyred. This is a gripping tale of simple faithfulness, courage in the face of persecution, and the Lord’s preservation of His faithful witness at all times.

Contents:

Introduction
1. The Waldenses – Their Valleys
2. The Waldenses – Their Missions and Martyrdoms
3. First Persecutions of the Waldenses
4. Cataneo’s Expedition (1488) Against the Dauphinese and Piedmontese Confessors
5. Failure of Cataneo’s Expedition
6. Synod in the Waldensian Valleys
7. Persecutions and Martyrdoms
8. Preparations for a War of Extermination
9. The Great Campaign of 1561
10. Waldensian Colonies in Calabria and Apulia
11. Extinction of Waldenses in Calabria
12. The Year of the Plague
13. The Great Massacre
14. Exploits of Gianavello – Massacre and Pillage of Rora
15. The Exile
16. Return to the Valleys
17. Final Re-establishment in the Valleys
18. Condition of the Waldenses from 1690