1794 ⟶ Robespierre Establishes Cult of the Supreme Being

May 7: Robespierre asks the convention to decree "that the F...
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🙏 Robespierre Establishes Cult of the Supreme Being

May 7: Robespierre asks the convention to decree "that the French people recognize the existence of a Supreme Being and the immortality of the soul", and to organize celebrations of the new cult.⟶
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🔥 Robespierre Leads Festival of the Supreme Being, Inciting Discontent

June 8: Festival of the Supreme Being, conducted by Robespierre. Some deputies visibly show annoyance with his behavior at the Festival.⟶
Robespierre Leads Festival of the Supreme Being, Inciting Discontent (1794)
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