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  • Date

    22 - 26. August 2026

    Sat 11:00 - 12:00
    Sun 11:00 - 12:00
    Wed 16:00 - 17:00
  • Contact

    Musée international de la Réforme
    Rue du Cloître 4
    1204 Genève
    Phone  +41 (0)22 310 24 31
    musee-reforme.ch

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Intro

Visite guidée

La nuit du 23 au 24 août 1572 connaît un des massacres les plus sanglant de l’histoire des guerres de Religion : le massacre de la Saint-Barthélemy. Cet épisode dramatique s’inscrit dans le contexte troublé des guerres de Religion qui opposèrent catholiques et protestants dans la seconde moitié du 16e siècle. Le mariage entre la sœur du roi Charles IX, Marguerite de Valois, et le prince protestant Henri de Navarre, avait pour but de réconcilier les deux camps, mais cet événement s’est vite transformé en une tuerie politique et religieuse de grande ampleur.

Déclenchée à Paris par une tentative d’assassinat contre l’amiral de Coligny, chef militaire et figure majeure du parti protestant, le massacre devient vite hors de contrôle et se propage dans les rues de Paris. Il fit plusieurs milliers de morts, touchant principalement les protestants venus assister aux noces royales, et s’étendit rapidement à plusieurs provinces du royaume.

Le MIR propose une visite spéciale les 22, 23 et 26 août sur le thème de la Saint-Barthélemy. À travers cette visite, il sera question des causes profondes de ce massacre – tensions confessionnelles, manipulations politiques, peurs collectives –, ses implications pour les relations entre catholiques et protestants, ainsi que sa portée symbolique dans l’histoire de la Réforme.

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Musée international de la Réforme

Geneva
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Contact address
+41 22 310 24 31
Event Homepage http://www.musee-reforme.ch
Price
CHF 8.-
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Event dates

  • 22 August 2026
  • 23 August 2026
  • 26 August 2026

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Contact

Musée international de la Réforme
Rue du Cloître 4
1204  Genève
Switzerland

Phone  +41 (0)22 310 24 31
Fax +41 (0)22 310 74 45
info@musee-reforme.ch
musee-reforme.ch

Date

22 - 26. August 2026

Sat 11:00 - 12:00
Sun 11:00 - 12:00
Wed 16:00 - 17:00

Contact

Musée international de la Réforme
Rue du Cloître 4
1204 Genève
Phone  +41 (0)22 310 24 31
musee-reforme.ch

Check Availability

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