Catholic heritage churches became temples after 1802

After the organic articles of 1802, many previously Catholic Churches and Chapels were expropriated by the Revolutionary Government; they became the property of the nation. Many were then granted to Protestants for worship.

Temple in Sainte-Croix-de-Caderle (Gard)
Galleries in the Billettes church, Paris
Saint Ruf de Valence, temple (Drôme)
Interior of the temple Héricourt (Doubs)
The Louvre Oratory, Paris
The inside of Carmes temple in Montauban (82)
Interior of the Pentemont temple
Interior, Bordeaux temple, rue du Hâ (33)

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Lyon (69) le temple du Change

Churches assigned to the Protestants after the Revolution

The Revolution declared national assets many no longer used monastery buildings. Napoleon Bonaparte assigned 130 of them to Protestant worship.

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Temples built after the Revolution

After the Concordat and the organic articles of 1802, there was a big revival in French Protestantism. Many new Churches were built throughout France.

Temples built before the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes

Most of the temples built during the XVIth and XVIIth centuries, before the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes (1685), have almost disappeared. They were quite big, built according to...
Croix de Ferrières

Croix

Les croix protestantes sont d’une grande simplicité. Le Christ y apparaît rarement.
Chaire de Calvin à Bourges (18)

Chaires

La chaire est élevée à un endroit du lieu de culte, d’où le pasteur puisse être vu et surtout entendu par l’ensemble des fidèles. Sa place dépend de la configuration...