The Grottos of Barigoule

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The book explores the tragic massacre of over 3,000 "heretics" in southern France in 1545, focusing on a small village where twenty-five women and children sought refuge in a hidden grotto. Their desperate attempt to escape ends in betrayal, as royal and papal troops suffocate them by setting fire to the grotto's entrance. This harrowing event serves as a backdrop for a deeper examination of the themes of persecution, faith, and the human cost of religious conflict during this tumultuous period in history.