1790 ⟶ Assembly Suppresses Contemplative Religious Orders
February 13: The Assembly forbids the taking of religious vo...
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⛪ Assembly Suppresses Contemplative Religious Orders
February 13: The Assembly forbids the taking of religious vows and suppresses the contemplative religious orders.⟶
French RevolutionReligionChurchClergyReligious OrdersSuppressionSecularizationAssemblyVows
📜 Assembly Mandates Curés Read Decrees Aloud
February 23: The Assembly requires curés (parish priests) in churches across France to read aloud the decrees of the Assembly.⟶
ReligionClergyDecreesAssemblyChurchPropagandaRevolutionary DecreesPublic AnnouncementFrance
⛪ Assembly Restricts Priests' Vestments
June 15: The Assembly forbids priests to wear ecclesiastical robes outside churches.⟶
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✝️ Assembly Abolishes Remaining Religious Orders
August 18: The Assembly abolishes the religious teaching orders and those running hospitals, the last remaining religious orders in France.⟶
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⛪ Convention Bans Religious Instruction by Clergy
October 28: The Convention forbids religious instruction by clerics.⟶
French RevolutionDechristianizationReligionClergyConventionEducationSecularismAnti-clericalismInstruction
⛪ Convention Ends State Funding of Clergy and Church Property Maintenance
September 18: The Convention stops paying officially sanctioned priests and stops maintaining church properties.⟶
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