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| Sometimes called the '''Cathari''', were a [[Manichaen]] sect very similar to the [[Albigenses]] (found in Western Europe, Northern Italy, France, Germany, and Flanders). They flourished chiefly in the 11th and 12th centuries. Pope Innocent III proclaimed a crusade against them, but they seemed to grow under the persecution.
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| Some link the appearance of the [[Tarot]] with the Cathars and the Albigenses. It is said that they preached their version of the Gospel using the cards of the Major Arcana.
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