1793 ⟶ Royal Tombs Desecrated at Saint-Denis

August 1: On order by decree of the convention, a mob profan...
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1793

🪦 Royal Tombs Desecrated at Saint-Denis

August 1: On order by decree of the convention, a mob profanes the tombs of the Kings of France at the Basilica of Saint-Denis.⟶
Royal Tombs Desecrated at Saint-Denis (1793)
French RevolutionSaint-DenisRoyal TombsDesecrationAnti-clericalismIconoclasmRevolutionary ViolenceVandalismReligious PersecutionSymbolic Destruction
Royal Tombs Desecrated at Saint-Denis (1793)