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Debate over clerical oath divides revolutionaries

France · Revolution / Revolution of France. Chronological records from PostgreSQL.

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Debate over clerical oath divides revolutionaries

Talleyrand-Perigord, Charles Maurice de · Paris · Diplomat and former bishop

The required oath of loyalty to the Civil Constitution created a conflict of conscience for many priests and bishops. Talleyrand chose compliance with the new legal order.

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