Regulars and the Secular Realm
The Benedictines of the Congregation of Saint-Maur during the 18th Century and the French Revolution
9781589661769
9781589661752
Distributed for University of Scranton Press
Regulars and the Secular Realm
The Benedictines of the Congregation of Saint-Maur during the 18th Century and the French Revolution
In the late eighteenth century, the French Republic evicted religious orders from their monasteries and forced them back into secular life. Regulars and the Secular Realm is a detailed account of the monks’ plight, chronicling the injustices perpetrated by government officials as well as the general antagonism towards the Catholic Church. As Mary Kathryn Robinson reveals, this fraught period of history offered a promise of “liberty for all”—except Catholics. This vivid recounting of Benedictines and the French Revolution will interest scholars and history buffs alike.
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Figure 1. Maurist Monasteries in the Department of Eure
Figure 2. Maurist Monasteries in the Department of Seine-inferieure
Chapter 1. Benedictine Reform and the Foundation of the Congregation of Saint-Maur
Chapter 2. The Maurists in Upper Normandy during the Eighteenth Century
Chapter 3. The Suppression of the Congregation
Chapter 4. The Maurists in the Secular Realm
Chapter 5. The Maurists and the Civil Constitution of the Clergy
Chapter 6. Maurists in the Constitutional Church
Chapter 7. Maurists during the Terror
Chapter 8. Maurists during the Directory
Epilogue: The Maurists and the Concordat
Conclusion