1791 ⟶ Oath of Allegiance Demanded of Clergy
November 29: Priests are again ordered to take an oath to th...
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1790
1791
1792
✉️ Louis XVI's Letter Denounces French Clergy's New Status to Spanish Cousin
October 6: Louis XVI writes his cousin, Charles IV of Spain, to express his hostility to the new status of the French clergy.⟶
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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.⟶
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⛪ 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
⛪ 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.⟶
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⛪ 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