Regulars and the Secular Realm
The Benedictines of the Congregation of Saint-Maur during the 18th Century and the French Revolution
Distributed for University of Scranton Press
180 pages
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6 x 9
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.
Robert Shaffern, professor of history, University of Scranton, author of The Penitents’ Treasury .
“Robinson does a great job of showing just how unjustly officials of the French Republic treated the Maurists and enlightening us about the outrageous hypocrisy of the Revolution’s high ‘ideals.’ Important history, since that was the beginning of modern liberalism’s antagonism towards traditional Christianity.”
Nigel Aston | The Catholic Historical Review
“This well-researched book by Mary Kathryn Robinson makes a significant contribution to the more sympathetic and nuanced reading of eighteenth-century European monasticism currently underway.”
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
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