Albi. Analysis Of Medieval France In The Southern Region Of Faction,

Heterodox movement of Albigenses was an important event in the developing process of French feudal society. There were some profound historical backgrounds in the Heterodox movement of Albigenses which happened in the southern region of France. In the 12th century, the southern region of France became the most prosperous area in Western Europe. For the basis of the feudal system and the reasons of historical tradition, the feudal princes in southern France were very independent. Therefore, it was impossible for the king of France to set foot in the affairs of the South, as a result, Christianity had a great impact on secular matters of these areas, These all laid the foundation for the emergence and flourishing of Albigenses in the southern of France.In the mid-12th century, Catharism of the Balkans was introduced to the southern region of France and integrated with the local sporadic heresy,which led to the born of a far-reaching religious sects-Albigenses. The southern region of France became a hotbed of Albigenses and it was very popular in this region at that time. However, the widespread dissemination of Albigenses caused the extreme hatred of the Church of Rome and it was regarded as a heresy.After the failure of suppression of Albigenses by its own efforts, Roman Catholic Church began to actively resort to force to achieve their " sacred purpose ", which was consistent with French royal object of conquering the South of the France. Therefore, Albigensian Crusade provided an important opportunity to achieve reunification of royal territory. After the reunification, the North and South fully integrated together and France became the most powerful country of Western Europe during that time, which was the most constructive and influential result brought by the heterodox movement of Albigenses.