1792 ⟶ Sorbonne University Closed by the National Assembly

April 5: The Assembly closes the Sorbonne, a center of conse...
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1791
1792

🏛️ Mirabeau Becomes President of the National Assembly

January 1: Mirabeau elected President of the Assembly⟶
Mirabeau Becomes President of the National Assembly (1791)
French RevolutionNational AssemblyMirabeauPolitical LeadershipLegislative BodyParliament1791Political Power

🏛️ Sorbonne University Closed by the National Assembly

April 5: The Assembly closes the Sorbonne, a center of conservative theology.⟶
French RevolutionReligious InstitutionsSorbonneEducationSecularizationAnti-ClericalismNational AssemblyUniversitiesReligious Reform

✝️ Assembly Abolishes Remaining Religious Orders

August 18: The Assembly abolishes the religious teaching orders and those running hospitals, the last remaining religious orders in France.⟶
Religious OrdersSecularizationFrench RevolutionAnti-clericalismClergyHospitalsEducationNational AssemblyReligious ReformChurch and State