GRANDIER, URBAIN (1590-1634), priest of Loudun (Vienne, France), was accused of witchcraft in 1632, found guilty and burnt alive on Aug. 18, 1634. The accusation was due to a prevailing hysteria and the condemnation obtained through the influence of Cardinal Richelieu.
See G. Logue, Urbain Grandier et les possedees de Loudun (188o).