The sufferings of the Church in Brittany during the great revolution
1878
The sufferings of the Church in Brittany during the great revolution
Thompson, Edward Healy, 1813-1891
1878
CONTENTS Chapter I Causes of the Revolution Scope of the present work i The Revolution due to the propagandism of false and infidel principles 2 Voltaire and Rousseau 4 The sovereignty of the people 5 Rousseau's theory of power 6 Its pernicious effects 7 His principles identical with those of modern Liberalism 8 Jansenism the ally of infidel philosophy 9 Chapter II State of Brittany at the commencement of the Revolution The Breton people eminently Catholic 10 Their faith and devotion 11 Religious monuments 12 Beginnings of corruption Arts employed to pervert the upper classes 13 The Government party and the country party 14 Riots at Rennes 15 Deputation of the two higher orders to the King 16 Attempts to excite the clergy against their prelates 17 Convocation of the States-General 18 Clerical elections 19 The clergy favourable to reform 20 Character of the third estate 21 Impending conflict between the bourgeois and the nobles 22 Wild projects of the third estate 23 Chapter III Spoliation of the Church Civil Constitution of the Clergy Meeting of the States-General 24 Clerical defections 25 Spoliation of the Church decreed 26 Suppression of religious orders 27 The Civil Constitution of the Clergy 28 Abolition of ancient sees 29 Lay election of Bishops and Cures 3a The Pope's letter to the King 31 The King's episcopal advisers ; their failure in duty 32 Prevalence of Gallicanism 33 Excitement among clergy and people 34 Weakness of the King 35 Conduct of the Breton duputies 36 The 1 Exposition of Principles.Its effects -37 Calumnies propagated against the clergy 39 Vigour displayed by the Bishops 40 Chapter IV Enactment of the Oath to be imposed on the Clergy Designs of the Assembly 41 State absolutism 42 Municipal tyranny 43 Charge against the Bishop of Nantes 44 Committee of Inquests 46 Voidel's report to the Assembly 47 His project of law 48 Enactment of schismatical oath 49 The Abbe Maury 50 Hesitation of the King 51 Menances employed to move him 52 He signs the de
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