The Waldensian Church in the valleys of Piedmont/Chapter 7
CHAPTER VII.
The Resuscitated Church.
The influence of the Reformation on the Vaudois Church—Visit of the Reformers, and printing of the French Bible.
THE glorious light of the Reformation had partially illumined the greater part of Europe ere its beams penetrated into the valleys of the Vaudois, filling the hearts of their desponding inhabitants with joyful gratitude. The herald of the wonderful intelligence was the Pastor Martin, of the valley of Luserna, who had been sent on a mission of inquiry, and returned in the year 1526, bringing with him several books which had been printed by the Reformers.
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