You are a peasant in medieval France disenchanted with orthodox Catholicism. Answer the following about some alternative options, for 10 points each:
[10m] Stephen of Bourbon recorded that a village asked a “saint” named Guinefort (“gheen-FOR”), one of these animals, to cure their sick children. The Dominican Order’s emphasis on preaching led them to be nicknamed “[these animals] of God.”
ANSWER: dogs [or canines; accept greyhounds; accept “hounds of God”] (The Dominicans have been called the Domini Canes, or “hounds of God.”)
[10e] You could join this group in southern France, enjoying the protection of Raymond VI of Toulouse. However, avoid this sect’s strongholds of Carcassonne and Béziers (“bayz-YAY”) once Innocent III calls for a crusade against them.
ANSWER: Cathars [or Albigensians, Good Christians, or Cathari; accept Catharism]
[10h] You might also consider joining a “Manichaean” sect in this city, said by Adémar of Chabannes to engage in standard cult activities like orgies and child sacrifice. Louis VI was crowned in this non-Reims (“rahnse”) city.
ANSWER: Orléans (“or-lay-AWN”)
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