# Saint Bartholomew — The Crowd character guide

> Saint Bartholomew in The Crowd by Gustave Le Bon.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Saint Just

**First appearance:** 0002-the-crowd

## Who they are

Historical figure referenced in discussions of religious crowd violence.

## In the story

### [A Religious Shape Assumed by All the Convictions of Crowds](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crowd_se/chapters/iv-a-religious-shape-assumed-by-all-the-convictions-of-crowds)

Referenced as a historical event driven by the religious sentiments of crowds, not by a king's will.

### [Crowds Termed Criminal Crowds](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crowd_se/chapters/ii-crowds-termed-criminal-crowds)

Mentioned as a historical parallel to the September massacres.

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