Catharism

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Catharism was a dualist Christian heretical movement that flourished in southern France and parts of Europe in the 12th–13th centuries, teaching a radical opposition between the spiritual good and the material evil.

All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
Catharism canonical 13
Cathars 7
Albigensians 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian heresy
dualist religious movement
medieval Christian sect
alternativeName Albigensianism
linked to: Catharism
associatedWithCity Albi
condemnedAtCouncil Fourth Lateran Council
coreDoctrine belief that the material world is evil
belief that the spiritual realm is good
dualism
radical opposition between spirit and matter
cosmology evil creator of the material world
good God of spirit
two opposing principles of good and evil
ethicalIdeal asceticism
nonviolence
vegetarianism for Perfects
flourishedInCentury 12th century
13th century
flourishedInRegion Languedoc
Occitania
northern Italy
linked to: Northern Italy

parts of western Europe
southern France
linked to: Southern France
followersCalled Cathars
linked to: Catharism

Good Men
Good Women
highestRankOfMembers Perfects
influenced later anti-clerical movements
influencedBy Bogomilism
keyRitual consolamentum
spiritual baptism
languageOfRegion Occitan
layMembersCalled Believers
persecutedBy Roman Catholic Church
regardedAs heresy by the Roman Catholic Church
rejectedDoctrine Catholic priesthood
doctrine of purgatory
sacraments of the Catholic Church
veneration of the cross
rejectedPractice capital punishment
oaths
warfare
religiousTradition Christianity
scriptureEmphasized Gospel of John
scriptureUsed New Testament
suppressedBy Medieval Inquisition
linked to: Inquisition
suppressedInCentury 13th century
targetOfCrusade Albigensian Crusade
viewOfChrist denial that Christ had a true material body
docetic Christology
viewOnMarriage rejected as a sacrament
viewOnReproduction discouraged procreation among Perfects

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (29)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Saint Dominic combatedHeresy Catharism
Albigensian Crusade religiousTarget Cathars
linked to: Catharism
Albigensian Crusade conflictWith Cathar heresy
linked to: Catharism
Manichaeism influenced Bogomilism
linked to: Catharism
Manichaeism influenced Catharism
Gnosticism influenced Bogomilism
linked to: Catharism
Gnosticism influenced Catharism
Occitania historicalReligion Catharism
Catharism alternativeName Albigensianism
linked to: Catharism
Catharism followersCalled Cathars
linked to: Catharism
Roman Catholic authorities (historical) opposed Cathars
linked to: Catharism
Battle of Muret relatedTo Catharism
Lords of Languedoc religiousContext Catharism
subject linked to: lords of Languedoc
County of Toulouse significantFor Cathar movement
linked to: Catharism
Arnaud Amalric primaryOpponents Cathars
linked to: Catharism
Arnaud Amalric primaryOpponents Albigensians
linked to: Catharism
Massacre at Béziers targetedGroup Cathars
linked to: Catharism
Ad extirpanda mentions Cathars
subject linked to: papal bull Ad extirpanda
linked to: Catharism
Lateran IV addressedIssue Albigensian heresy
linked to: Catharism
Cathar castles associatedWith Catharism
Albigeois knownFor Cathar movement
linked to: Catharism
Albigeois associatedReligiousGroup Cathars
linked to: Catharism
Albigeois associatedReligiousGroup Albigensians
linked to: Catharism