In this article we will focus on the Occitan version of the famous medieval legend of " Barlaam and Josaphat " as the binding element between Bogomilism and Catharism. The third element of the intimate relationship between Bogomils and Cathars is the initiation ritual of the latter, the consolamentum (or teleiosis), which is rather identical with that of the Bogomils. It is also proven that the Cathars adopted the federal organization structure of the Bogomil churches during the Council of Saint Félix and Lauragais in 1167, as recommended by the Bogomil bishop Nicetas. The Cathars adopted the creation myth, The Secret Supper or Interrogatio Johannis, of the Bogomils. There are at least three close and irrefutable connections between the Bogomils and Cathars. However, the instigator of the Reformation, Luther, changed his mind radically, and rejected the idea of a free will for human beings altogether in favor of the grace Whereas Bogomils believed in the free will of their Perfects, Pico della Mirandola, being inspired by the Gnostic tradition, adopted this, together with Humanists such as Erasmus, and early reformers of the Church, like Wycliffe and Hus. We can conclude, however, that Bogomil ideas served as an eye-opener for protestant thinkers, though beliefs about free will changed throughout history. Based on textual sources, it is argued that there are shared beliefs between Bogomils and reformers, and that both have a strong will to reform the religious life, but we cannot say that there is clear evidence that ideas of the Reformation have been adopted directly from these early dissidents. Both the similarities and differences between Bogomil thinking and the ideas of significant reformers, such as John Wycliffe, Jan Hus, and Martin Luther, will be discussed. " These claims will be investigated here in the light of the subject of free will and the so called bogomilian dualism. Controversially, the former have been called " the precursors of the Reformation " and even " the first Protestants in Europe. In this paper, the author aims to examine the connection between beliefs of the Bogomils and the ideas of the Reformation. Abstract: The year 2017 marked the 500 th anniversary of the Reformation, and it has been celebrated throughout Europe.
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