1794 ⟶ Rousseau's Remains Transferred to the Panthéon

April 14: At the request of Robespierre, the Convention orde...
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1794

⚱️ Mirabeau's Remains Transferred to the Panthéon

May 4: The remains of Mirabeau are the first to be placed in the new Panthéon.⟶
PanthéonMirabeauBurialNationalismRevolutionary CultureSymbolismHonoringPublic Memorial

⚱️ Voltaire's Ashes Transferred to the Panthéon

May 30: The Assembly orders the transfers of the ashes of Voltaire to the Panthéon.⟶
Voltaire's Ashes Transferred to the Panthéon (1791)
VoltairePanthéonEnlightenmentBurialFrench RevolutionCultureSecularismNationalismHonoring

⚱️ Voltaire's Remains Transferred to the Panthéon

July 11: The ashes of Voltaire are transferred to the Panthéon.⟶
Voltaire's Remains Transferred to the Panthéon (1791)
VoltairePanthéonEnlightenmentFrench RevolutionBurialCelebrationIdeologyCultureSymbolismRevolutionary Period

⚱️ Rousseau's Remains Transferred to the Panthéon

April 14: At the request of Robespierre, the Convention orders the transfer of the ashes of Jean-Jacques Rousseau to the Panthéon.⟶
Rousseau's Remains Transferred to the Panthéon (1794)
RousseauPanthéonJacobinsRevolutionary CultEnlightenmentIdeologyCommemorationRobespierreCultural SymbolismLegacy

⚰️ Marat's Remains Transferred to the Panthéon

September 21: The remains of Marat are placed in the Panthéon.⟶
French RevolutionMaratPanthéonBurialCult of PersonalityPublic ImageJacobinsPolitical SymbolismRevolutionary Culture