The Civil Constitution of the Clergy was a law passed on 12 July 1790 during the French Revolution, that caused the immediate subordination of most of the Catholic Church in France to the French government. As such, a schism was created, resulting in a French Catholic Church loyal to the Papacy, and a "constitutional church" subject to the French state. The schism was not fully resolved until 1801. King Louis XVI ultimately yielded to the measure after originally opposing it.
The September Massacres were a series of killings of prisoners in Paris that occurred in 1792, from Sunday, 2 September until Thursday, 6 September, during the French Revolution. Between 1,176 and 1,614 people were killed by fédérés, guardsmen, and sans-culottes, with the support of gendarmes responsible for guarding the tribunals and prisons, the Cordeliers, the Committee of Surveillance of the Commune, and the revolutionary sections of Paris.
The Diocese of Gap and Embrun is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southern France.
The former French Catholic Archbishopric of Arles had its episcopal see in the city of Arles, in southern France.
The Diocese of Orléans is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in France. The diocese currently corresponds to the Départment of Loiret. The current bishop is Jacques André Blaquart, who was appointed in 2010.
Jean-Marie du Lau d'Allemans was the last Archbishop of Arles, and was one of the Catholic Martyrs of September 1792, killed in the course of the September Massacres which occurred during the French Revolution. He was beatified on 17 October 1926 by Pope Pius XI.
The title of Duke de La Rochefoucauld is a French peerage belonging to the most famous and legendary family of the French nobility whose origins go back to Lord Rochefoucauld in Charente in the 10th century with Foucauld 1st (973-1047), first Lord of La Rochefoucauld, son of Adémar, Lord of La Roche (952-1037). They got the title of Baron in the 13th century, then became Count in 1528 with Francis I de La Rochefoucauld, godfather of King Francis 1st and in 1622, Francis V de La Rochefoucauld was made Duke by Louis XIII. They are also since 16th century, Prince of Marcillac. They become during the 18th century : Duke of Liancourt, Duke of Anville and Duke of Estissac. They become during the 19th century : Prince de La Rochefoucauld-Montbel, Duke of Doudeauville, Duke of Estrees and Duke of Bisaccia. They are also : Marquees de Montendre, de Barbezieux, de Surgères and de Bayers ; also Count de Duretal, Count de La Rochefoucauld-Montbel and Baron de Verteuil.
The rue Sainte-Catherine is a very old street at the foot of the slopes of La Croix-Rousse quarter, in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon. It is particularly known for being a drinking street. The street belongs to the zone classified as World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Alexandre Charles Lanfant was a French Jesuit, who served as preacher at the imperial court in Vienna, and later as confessor to King Louis XVI. Killed during the French Revolution, he was beatified by Pope Pius XI.
Jean Charton de Millou (1736–1792) was a French Jesuit Catholic priest and martyr, who became a victim of anti-Catholic persecution during the French Revolution.
The Jesuit Chapel is a chapel of the Society of Jesus located in the Old Quebec neighbourhood of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. It was designed by François Baillairgé and built in from 1818 to 1930. It is situated on Rue Dauphine in Old Quebec close to the ramparts of Quebec City.
Église Saint-Joseph-des-Carmes (Saint-Joseph-des-Carmes) is a Roman Catholic church located at 70 rue de Vaugirard in the 6th arrondissement of Paris. It was originally built as the chapel of a convent of the mendicant order of Shoeless Carmelites. It is now the church of the Catholic Institute of Paris, a university-level seminary for training priests, and is also a parish church for the neighbourhood. It is dedicated to Saint Joseph, husband of the Virgin Mary. Built between 1613 and 1620, it combines elements of Classical architecture on the exterior with a remarkable display of Baroque architecture and art in the interior. The chapel is open to the public at limited hours.
Joseph-Marie Gros was a French secular cleric and clergy deputy to the Estates-General of 1789.
The Carmes Seminary is a university seminary within the Institut Catholique de Paris, in Paris, France. It was founded in 1919 and now houses more than fifty Roman Catholic seminarians from several French dioceses.
The Holy September Martyrs, also referred to as the Blessed Martyrs of Carmes, is the term sometimes used for 191 Roman Catholics killed at the Carmes Prison in Paris in the September Massacres of 1792 during the French Revolution.
Camille de Soyécourt (1757–1849) or Thérèse Camille de l'Enfant-Jésus was a French Discalced Carmelite nun who restored the order in France after the French Revolution.
Armand de Foucauld de Pontbriand was vicar general of the Archdiocese of Arles and one of the 191 Catholic Martyrs of September 1792, killed in the September Massacres which occurred during the French Revolution. He was beatified as a member of that group on 17 October 1926 by Pope Pius XI.
Blessed André Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, usually known simply as André Grasset, was a Canadian-born French Catholic priest who was martyred for his faith in Paris during the French Revolution. In 1926 he became the first Canadian-born person to be beatified.
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