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The Civil Constitution of the Clergy is passed in France by the National Constituent Assembly.

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Civil Constitution of the Clergy

1790 French law

The Civil Constitution of the Clergy was a law passed on 12 July 1790 during the French Revolution, that sought the complete control over the Catholic Church in France by the French government. As a result, a schism was created, resulting in an illegal and underground French…
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National Constituent Assembly (France)

Revolutionary legislature of France, 1789 to 1791

The National Constituent Assembly was a constituent assembly in the Kingdom of France formed from the National Assembly on 9 July 1789 during the first stages of the French Revolution. It dissolved on 30 September 1791 and was succeeded by the Legislative Assembly.
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