Cordeliers

France they were usually called the Cordeliers from their rope-girdle

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913

The club became known as the Cordeliers on account of the fact that its original meeting place in Paris was the Franciscan monastery of the Cordeliers.

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The riot was quelled, and the officers of the National Guard urged La Fayette to take advantage of the opportunity, and lead them on to close by force the club of the Jacobins, and another of equal ferocity, known as the Cordeliers [2], lately founded by the fiercest of the Jacobins, Danton, and a butcher named Legendre, who boasted of his ferocity as his only title to interfere in the Government.

The Life of Marie Antoinette Yonge, Charles Duke, 1812-1891 1876

The club of the Cordeliers, which is sometimes confounded with that of the Jacobins, even surpassed it in turbulence and demagogism.

History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution Alphonse de Lamartine 1829

"Cordeliers" begin a riot, throw stones, and drive in the doors with pieces of timber, while a cry is heard that the Protestants, who have taken refuge in the guard-house, are firing from the windows.

The French Revolution - Volume 1 Hippolyte Taine 1860

Women in a state of frenzy lie across the thresholds of the doors, and it would be necessary to pass over their bodies; a large mob gathers around the "Cordeliers," and a petition is signed to have the convents maintained.

The French Revolution - Volume 1 Hippolyte Taine 1860

"Why," said Hircan, "to hear you talk, one would think the Cordeliers should be angels, or more chaste than other men; but they are quite the reverse, as you must know from many an example.

The Heptameron of Margaret, Queen of Navarre 1855

Nothing is left of the original mid-19th century Les Halles des Cordeliers, the covered market built to regroup many of the city's fast-disappearing markets.

Jamie Schler: A Side Trip to Lyons: Le Marché 2010

Nothing is left of the original mid-19th century Les Halles des Cordeliers, the covered market built to regroup many of the city's fast-disappearing markets.

Jamie Schler: A Side Trip to Lyons: Le Marché 2010

After studying law in Paris and practicing in Reims, Danton moved to Paris in 1787, where he joined the Freemasons and became an active member of the Cordeliers club.

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