I don't usually respond to political posts but My wife and I were married in St. John's church right across Lafayette Park from the White House where the service was held this morning 43 years ago. It is an Episcopal church but what is not well know is that it's also the church of the French Huguenots in Washington DC (Jean ((John)) Calvin = Presbyterians). There is a large and beautiful reception room behind the church where we sat alone for tea (There was only us to and the Pastor whose wife was French). The lectern is in the shape of an eagle. In a corridor to the left there is a bronze plaque with the names of all the Presidents who had Huguenot blood starting with George Washington.

https://huguenotsociety.org/hugueno...ina-historical-society-prxgc-4p72d-t6pk8

It's interesting that Louis XIV forced out the most productive members of French society in the late 17th century to America's benefit.
In 1685 Louis XIV enacted the Edict of Fontainebleau, which replaced the Edict of St. Germain and made Protestantism illegal. More bloodshed ensued, and over the next several years, more than 200,000 Huguenots fled France for other countries.

Last edited by Argo44; 01/21/25 08:06 PM.
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