General History of the Waldensians
Algemeine Geschichte der Waldenser
French
Jean Léger 1669 · published 1750
687 pages
First Translation
No prior complete English translation of this text has been found.
Extensive searches across major library catalogs (UNESCO Index Translationum, Library of Congress, Google Books, Internet Archive) yielded no record of a complete or partial English translation of Jean Léger's 1669 French work 'Histoire générale des églises évangéliques des vallées de Piémont ou vaudoises' (or its 1750 German edition). While the work is frequently cited in historical studies of the Waldensians, it remains untranslated into English.
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Unlock the forbidden history of the Waldensians, an ancient Alpine community that practiced Protestant principles centuries before the Reformation. Jean Léger’s monumental work, once hunted and destroyed by censors, reveals a gripping saga of apostolic purity, miraculous survival, and the 'divine fortress' of the Piedmontese valleys.
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