On August 24, 1572, Roman Catholics in the city of Paris murdered Admiral Gaspard de Coligny along with 30,000 other Huguenots (French Protestants). Over 70,000 Protestants were butchered in the provinces of France.

“Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints” (Psalm 116:15).

Sources:

1. The Illustrated Dictionary of World History, by William L. Langer, vol. i, p. 404.

2. The Engineer Corps of Hell, by Edwin A. Sherman, p. 22.