Saumur
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia [1]
A town of France, in the department of Maine-et-Loire, situated on the Loire and partly on an island in the river, 32 m. SE. of Angers; once famous for its Protestant theological seminary, and till the Edict of Nantes a stronghold of the Huguenots; has interesting churches, a castle (still used as an arsenal), and a noted cavalry school; has trade in grain, dried fruits, rosaries, &c.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [2]
a Protestant theological seminary, located in a town of the same name, in the department of the Maine-et-Loire. It was suppressed in 1685, but during its continuance exerted considerable influence upon Protestant thought in France. Its tendency was towards Arminianism. See Hagenbach, Hist. of Doctrines, 222, n. 15, 225, 225 a, 247.
