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Civil Constitution of the Clergy

French revolutionary law, making the Catholic Church in France subordinate to the government, Not in Union with the Holy See
Legislation decree Q206979
Civil Constitution of the Clergy
Assemblée nationale constituante ; Louis XVI · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Civil Constitution of the Clergy

Summary

Civil Constitution of the Clergy is a decree[1]. It draws 135 Wikipedia views per month (decree category, ranking #5 of 46).[2]

Key Facts

  • Civil Constitution of the Clergy is the creator of National Constituent Assembly[3].
  • Civil Constitution of the Clergy's instance of is recorded as decree[4].
  • Civil Constitution of the Clergy's has organizational division is recorded as clergy[5].
  • Civil Constitution of the Clergy was released on August 24, 1790[6].
  • Civil Constitution of the Clergy began on July 12, 1790[7].
  • Civil Constitution of the Clergy's approved by is recorded as Louis XVI of France[8].
  • Civil Constitution of the Clergy's work available at URL is recorded as https://web.archive.org/web/20120427061511/http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/histoire/eglise-etat/constitution-civile-clerge/page63.asp[9].
  • Civil Constitution of the Clergy's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as France[10].
  • Civil Constitution of the Clergy's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • Civil Constitution of the Clergy's has effect is recorded as Constitutional Church[12].
  • Civil Constitution of the Clergy's has effect is recorded as constitutional clergy[13].
  • Civil Constitution of the Clergy's has effect is recorded as Refractory clergy[14].
  • Civil Constitution of the Clergy's Wikisource index page URL is recorded as https://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Livre:Constitution_civile_du_clergé_du_12_juillet_1790.djvu[15].

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Works and Contributions

Civil Constitution of the Clergy is the creator of National Constituent Assembly[3].

Why It Matters

Civil Constitution of the Clergy draws 135 Wikipedia views per month (decree category, ranking #5 of 46).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16]

Related Entities

France French constitutional monarchy Louis XVI of France

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . catholic-hierarchy.org. catholic-hierarchy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · Schemathings · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Approved by → Louis XVI of France
    Start time → —
    Has effect → Constitutional Church, constitutional clergy, Refractory clergy
    Has organizational division → clergy
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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