Editing Dulcinians (section)

==History==
The Dulcinian sect began in 1300 when [[Gerard Segarelli|Gherardo Segarelli]], founder of the [[Apostolic Brethren]], was [[Death by burning|burned at the stake]] in [[Parma]] during a brutal repression of the Apostolics. His followers went into hiding to save their lives. [[Fra Dolcino]] had joined the Apostolics between 1288 and 1292 and became their leader. He published the first of his letters explaining his ideas about the epochs of history based on the theories of [[Gioacchino da Fiore]].

At the beginning of 1303, Dolcino reunited the Apostolic movement near [[Lake Garda]]. He met [[Margaret of Trent]] (his lover or ''sister in spirit'') and wrote the second letter to the Apostolics. At the beginning of 1304, three Dulcinians were burned by the [[Inquisition]], leading Dolcino to evacuate the community to the west side of the [[Sesia River|Sesia]] valley, near his native Novara. At the end of 1304, only 1,400 survived on the top of Mount Parete Calva, in the fortified ''Piano dei Gazzari''. They descended the mountain to [[pillage]] and kill the people in the valley, responsible in their eyes for not defending the group against the [[Bishop|episcopal]] troops. The villagers called them "''Gazzari''" ([[Catharism|Cathars]]), and joined the soldiers in opposition.

Dolcino justified the acts committed by the Dulcinians by affirming their perfection and holiness based on [[Paul the Apostle|Saint Paul's]] [[Epistle to Titus]] (1:15): <blockquote>To the pure all things are pure, but to the corrupt and unbelieving nothing is pure; their very minds and consciences are corrupted.</blockquote>

Margaret and Dolcino were captured and executed.