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History of Catholicism in France

  • Concordat of 1801The National Assembly seized church properties during the French Revolution. This action stripped the Catholic Church of its vast landholdings and income…
  • French Wars of ReligionIn 1521, a group of reformers including Jacques Lefèvre and Guillaume Briçonnet formed the Circle of Meaux to improve preaching quality.
  • Organic ArticlesOn the 8th of April 1802, Napoleon Bonaparte published a law known as the Organic Articles. This document contained 77 articles for Catholicism and 44 for…