619618 Waldensian missionaries in guise of Pedlars, illustration from \'The History of Protestantism\' by James Aitken Wylie (1808-1890), pub. 1878 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Waldensians (also known variously as Waldenses , Vallenses, Valdesi or Vaudois) are a Christian movement and religious cultural group which originated in Lyons in the late 1170s; The Poor Men of Lyons; Peter Waldo preaching apostolic poverty as the way to perfection; in conflict with the Roman Catholic Church which declared them heretical; in 16th century embraced Protestant Reformation; ); The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright.