Christianity in the 16th century intermittent conflicts, known as the Wars of Religion. The civil wars were helped along by the sudden death of Henry II in 1559, which saw the beginning of a prolonged period of weakness for the French crown. and outrage became the defining characteristic of the time, illustrated at its most intense in the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre of August 1572, when the Catholic Church annihilated between 30,000 and 100,000 Huguenots across France. The wars only concluded when Henry IV, a former Huguenot, issued the Edict of Nantes, promising official toleration of the Protestant minority but under highly restricted conditions. Catholicism
St. Croix USVI Country Day School on the Country Day campus. St. Croix Country Day School was a member of the St. Croix Interscholastic Athletic Association, and competed in a vast array of sports throughout the year. Fall Winter Spring SCCDS has had notable success in varsity soccer, winning five of the last six St. Croix championships (from 2003–2008). The varsity volleyball teams are perennially among the leaders on island as well. Other competitions include Quiz Bowl and Science Bowl. Country Day has won the last six Virgin Islands territorial Quiz Bowl championships from 2003 to 2011, and has competed in the New Orleans national competition