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.
Associated notes
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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... -
Civil and religious buildings turned into Temples after the Revolution
The nationalisation of clergy estates during the Revolution, and the disbanding of monastic communities left many churches, monasteries and abbeys unused. -
Cloches
Utilisées dans les églises chrétiennes dès la fin du VIe siècle, les cloches de grand volume apparaissent au XIIe siècle, essentiellement dans les cathédrales. Les temples protestants sont généralement pourvus... -
Vitraux
Les vitraux figuratifs sont rares dans les temples, car les protestants refusent les ornements particuliers. -
Orgues
De nombreux temples possèdent des orgues. C’est avant tout en Alsace, où la dynastie des Silbermann a construit au XVIIIe siècle près de 90 instruments «classiques». En dehors de l’Alsace,...