Ironically, though, most Waldenses could not understand French. As persecution by the Catholic Church continued, large numbers of Waldenses settled in the safer Provence region of southern France, as did Protestant immigrants.
लेकिन अजीब बात तो यह है कि ज़्यादातर वॉल्डेनसस लोग फ्रांसीसी भाषा नहीं जानते थे ।