Labadists

The Labadists were a 17th-century Protestant religious community movement founded by Jean de Labadie (1610–1674), a French pietist. The movement derived its name from that of its founder.

==Jean de Labadie's life== thumb|left|Jean de Labadie Jean de Labadie (1610–1674) came from an area near Bordeaux. In his early life he was a Roman Catholic and a Jesuit. However, at that time the Jesuits were wary of overt spiritual manifestations, so Labadie, who claimed to experience visions and inner enlightenment, found himself dissatisfied and left the order in 1639.