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Civil Constitution of the Clergy

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Also known as: Constitution Civile du Clergé
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Category: History & Society
French:
Constitution Civile Du Clergé
Date:
July 12, 1790
Context:
French Revolution
Key People:
Henri Grégoire
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand, prince de Bénévent
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Civil Constitution of the Clergy, (July 12, 1790), during the French Revolution, an attempt to reorganize the Roman Catholic Church in France on a national basis. It caused a schism within the French Church and made many devout Catholics turn against the Revolution. There was a need to create a new administrative and financial framework for the French Church after the Revolutionary governing body, the National Assembly, in its reforming efforts, had abolished the collection of tithes and had confiscated church lands. The main features of the proposed Civil Constitution of the Clergy were to reduce the number of bishops ...(100 of 346 words)

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