The missionary movement
The missionary fervour of the Protestant Church arose in the nineteenth century. The first mission was in a country under the British rule and later on in countries that were...
The first missions
The first Protestant missions were established in South-Africa, where the beginning of the 19th century saw some major political transformations.
Organization of the missionary movement
Even though the House of Missions was closed for a short period during the 1848 revolution and the 1870 war, missionary enthusiasm spread in France in different ways.
The abolition of slavery
In the nineteenth century, slavery became incompatible with the major political (human rights), economic (legitimate trade) and theological (evangelization) currents. Slavery, even though re-established by Napoleon, it was permanently made...
The deaconesses of Reuilly
The community of the deaconesses of Reuilly came into being in 1841 and was established in the rue de Reuilly in the XIIth arrondissement in Paris in 1844, which is...
Protestants and economic life
Soon after the Reformation, Protestants became involved in collective and public responsibilities with a significant impact on both university and economic life.
A wide range of destinies
The XVIth century produced numerous Reformed people who became well-known in different fields.
The Peugeot family
Since the XVIIth century, the Peugeot family – a Lutheran family from the Montbéliard district – has contributed to the economic growth and social development of France by building an industrial empire...
On being a Protestant in 16th century in France
During the second half of the 16th century, many reformed churches were created in France. Calvinist catechism and discipline brought about a new kind of person: a Protestant person.
Pietist and Methodist influences in 19th century in France
There is no doubt that the Revival movements had an enormous impact on the awakening of the French Protestant Church in the second half of the 19th century. Their presence...
Médaille et histoire métallique au XVIIe siècle
La médaille retenue par les historiens de l’art comme un aspect mineur de la sculpture, est un témoin privilégié et immuable de l’histoire.
Marcheur et dessinateur
Les paysages d’Alexis Muston
Pasteur, médecin, historien
La coupe dite de Calvin
La Conjuration d’Amboise
La Prise de Nîmes (14 et 15 novembre 1569)
Le Siège de Poitiers (juillet à septembre 1569)
La Bataille de Jarnac (13 mars 1569)