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Denunciation of the Cult of Reason
- When
- late 1793
- Where
- Paris, seat of the National Convention
In late 1793 Robespierre denounced the Cult of Reason and its proponents, presenting his own vision of proper Revolutionary religion.
Before the cult's establishment, Robespierre delivered a fiery denunciation of the Cult of Reason and of its proponents in late 1793, and proceeded to give his own vision of proper Revolutionary religion. This intervention set the ideological stage for the Supreme Being decree he would later devise almost entirely himself.
Sources
- Cult of the Supreme Being Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-19
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