<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Albigensian</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>dualism</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>Cathari</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Albigensians</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ A branch of the medieval Cathars in Southern France; its main center was at Toulouse but another place of activity was Albi, hence its name given by the Council of Tours in 1163. The sect was regarded as a serious threat by the Catholic Church: Pope Innocent III (1198-1216) failed to convert these Christian dualist heretics and Simon de Montfort led a savage Crusade (the Albigensian Crusade) against them until 1218. The Dominican Inquisition also sought to eliminate the sect. ]]></note></mads>