St. Bartholomew's Day massacre

See also: St Bartholomew's Day massacre

English

Alternative forms

• Saint Bartholomew's Day massacre
• St Bartholomew's Day massacre

Etymology

The massacre began on 23 August 1572, the eve of the feast of Bartholomew the Apostle.

Proper noun

St. Bartholomew's Day massacre

1. (history) A massacre of French Huguenots in 1572 by a Roman Catholic mob.

Synonyms

• Massacre of Saint Bartholomew's Day

Translations

massacre

• Armenian: Բարդուղիմեոսյան գիշեր (Barduġimeosyan gišer)
• French: massacre de la Saint-Barthélemy
• German: Bartholomäusnacht f
• Italian: notte di San Bartolomeo
• Russian: Варфоломе́евская ночь (ru) (Varfoloméjevskaja nočʹ)

Further reading

• St. Bartholomew's Day massacre on Wikipedia.Wikipedia