page_title: Colloquy of Poissy
hierarchical_section_title: Colloquy of Poissy
caption_attribution_description: English: Painting of Colloquy of Poissy
context_page_description: The Colloquy at Poissy was a religious conference which took place in Poissy, France, in 1561. Its object was to effect a reconciliation between the Catholics and Protestants of France.
  The conference was opened on 9 September in the refectory of the convent of Poissy, the French king himself being present. It broke up inconclusively a month later, on 9 October, by which point the divide between the doctrines appeared irreconcilable.
context_section_description: The Colloquy at Poissy was a religious conference which took place in Poissy, France, in 1561. Its object was to effect a reconciliation between the Catholics and Protestants (Huguenots) of France.
  The conference was opened on 9 September in the refectory of the convent of Poissy, the French king (aged 11) himself being present. It broke up inconclusively a month later, on 9 October, by which point the divide between the doctrines appeared irreconcilable.
caption: Painting by Joseph Nicolas Robert-Fleury
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