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The second estate in the French Revolution was called the "nobility". The people in this tier included those with such as the: duke, count, viscount, chevalier, or baron. These people inherited their aristocratic titles from their family tree. During the revolution, the abolition of nobility had commenced in 1789. This was a step closer to equality for all people, by eliminating a privileged tier of society. Overall, nobles looked down upon commoners and

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On July 12, 1790 Roman Catholic Estate is separated from the National Constituent Assembly. This is due to a vote within the first estate, the highest tier, right below the power of the king. This is an accomplishment because once again, it grants a larger plain of equality for commoners and all people. Though they still cannot freely worship their religion, laws no longer can be influenced by the catholic church as they had been before, meaning that the laws strictly were based on logic and no longer on belief.

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Pius VI was a pope in the Catholic Church who spent 8 months deciding what was best for his people. On April 13, 1791, Pius VI denounced the constitution which led to a spilt in the French Catholic Church. Due to the sudden change in leadership, many people had to become abjuring priests and nonjuring priests. The lack of power led the government to take action and allow divorce to be an option to people and also take authority over birth, death, and marriage registers.

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fourth figure:            constituent assembly

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On 2 November 1789, France’s new National Assembly, known as the Constituent Assembly, passed a decree that placed all Church property ‘at the disposition of the nation'.
The constituent assembly reflected how the church now found itself open and vulnerable to further reform. Talleyrand, the bishop of Autun and one of the few clerics to support the measure, argued that all Church property rightfully belonged to the nation and that its return, by helping to bring about a better society, should therefore be viewed as a ‘religious act’.

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fifth figure:                       maximilien robespierre

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Maximilien Robespierre, a french lawyer and politician, was one of the best known and most influential figures associated with the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror. Robespierre was eventually overthrown and arrested by the National Convention. As the leading member of the Committee of Public Safety from 1793, Robespierre encouraged the execution, mostly by guillotine, of more than 17,000 enemies of the Revolution. The fall of Robespierre in July 1794 brought a thaw towards religious practice.  It also ultimately led to the announcement on 21 February 1795 regarding the formal separation of Church and State. His social ideal consisted in reducing extreme inequalities of wealth, in increasing the number of small property owners, and in ensuring work and education for all.

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This act was an attempt to nationally reorganize the Roman Catholic Church in France. However, this lead to a division between the French Churches and all the devoted Catholic churches, ultimately causing the Catholics to become the French's traitors.

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In 1799, Napoleon came to power. TWO years later, he signed the Concordat which allowed his people to follow their choice of religion and beliefs. With this, he was able to resurrect Catholicism for this people.

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These two individuals believed that the act of the French Revolution was a turning point for Catholicism; where this religion was risen, fell and abolished and risen again. They also wrote a novel about the history of European Catholicism.

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Insurrections took place across the country. The french government was essentially trying to dechristianize France.

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National Constituent Assembly took charge of all land owned by the Catholic Churches and sold them assignants. Assignants are forms of currencies. This was also the governments attempts to dechristianize the lands.

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-ashley as a questioner

How far did the nationalisation of Church property reflect hostility towards the Church?

In what ways did the requirement of the oath to the Civil Constitution of the Clergy affect France’s priests and bishops?

What did revolutionary governments hope to achieve through the introduction of alternative cults?

To what extent did Napoleon’s controlled revival of the Catholic Church reflect the Revolution’s failure to eradicate religious belief and practice?

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On 2 November 1789, France’s new National Assembly, known as the Constituent Assembly, passed a decree that placed all Church property ‘at the disposition of the nation’.

In October 1793, public worship was forbidden and over the next few months all visible signs of Christianity were removed takin away people’s ability to warship freely and limiting it to only the higher officials of the church.

The fall of Robespierre in July 1794 brought a thaw towards religious practice. As many looked for reassurance in religion. It also gave people more freedom to practice religion without as many restrictions.

At 2am on 16 July 1801 France signed with Rome a document known as the Concordat, the product of eight months of grueling negotiations. It remained in effect until 1905. It did not restore the land lost by the church, but it did give the papacy more power. The balance between the church and state still remained tilted more to Napoleon.

All bishops were to be appointed by Napoleon, further minimizing Rome’s authority. This trend was confirmed in 1802 with the addition to the Concordat of the ‘Organic Articles’, 27 articles developed and announced without consultation with Rome.