Urbain Grandier


French Catholic priest convicted of witchcraft and burned at the stake in 1634
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Urbain Grandier was a French Catholic priest who was burned at the stake after being convicted of witchcraft, following the events of the so-called “Loudun possessions”. Most modern commentators have concluded that Grandier was the victim of a politically motivated persecution led by the powerful Cardinal Richelieu.