1792Assembly Orders Deportation of Unsworn Priests

May 27: The Assembly orders the deportation of priests who h...
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⛪ Clergy Required to Swear Oath of Allegiance, Leading to Refusal

November 27: The Assembly decrees that all members of the clergy must take an oath to the Nation, the Law and the King. A large majority of French clergymen refuse to take the oath.
ClergyOath of AllegianceCivil Constitution of the ClergyChurch and StateReligious ConflictRevolutionary GovernmentFrench RevolutionCounter-RevolutionReligionLoyalty

⛪ Clerical Oath of Allegiance Divides Assembly

December 27: Thirty-nine deputies of the Assembly, who are also clergymen, take an oath of allegiance to the government. However, a majority of clergymen serving in the Assembly refuse to take the oath.
ClergyOath of AllegianceCivil Constitution of the ClergyAssemblyReligious DivisionRevolutionary GovernmentChurch and StateFrance

⛪ Clergy Refuse Oath to the Nation

January 3: Priests are ordered to take an oath to the Nation within twenty-four hours. A majority of clerical members of the Assembly refuse to take the oath.
ClergyOath of AllegianceCivil Constitution of the ClergyRevolutionary TribunalReligious DivisionCounter-RevolutionChurch and StatePersecutionIdeology

⛪ Oath of Allegiance Demanded of Clergy

November 29: Priests are again ordered to take an oath to the government, or to be considered suspects.
ClergyOath of AllegianceCivil Constitution of the ClergyReligious PersecutionRevolutionFranceChurch and StateSuspectsCounter-Revolution

⛪ Assembly Orders Deportation of Unsworn Priests

May 27: The Assembly orders the deportation of priests who have not signed the oath to the government, known as the Civil Constitution of the Clergy.
ClergyDeportationCivil Constitution of the ClergyReligious PersecutionFrench RevolutionCounter-RevolutionOath of AllegianceChurch and StateReligious Conflict

⛪ Directory Orders Deportation of Belgian Priests

November 4: Directory orders deportation of Belgian priests, blamed for peasant uprising.
Religious PersecutionBelgiumDirectoryClergyDeportationPeasant UprisingCounter-RevolutionFrench RevolutionReligious Conflict