1796Relaxation of Laws Against Émigrés and Refractory Priests

December 4: Abrogation of the harshest parts of the October ...
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📜 Relaxation of Laws Against Émigrés and Refractory Priests

December 4: Abrogation of the harshest parts of the October 25, 1795 laws punishing émigrés and refractory priests.
French RevolutionReligious FreedomEmigresRefractory PriestsThermidorian ReactionReligious PersecutionAmnestyPoliticsDecree

✝️ Royalist Councils Nullify Laws Against Refractory Priests and Émigrés

June 27: The royalist majority in the Councils repeals the law of October 25, 1795, which added punishments against refractory priests and émigrés.
French RevolutionReligionCatholic ChurchRefractory PriestsÉmigrésLegislative ActionCounter-RevolutionReligious FreedomPolitics