Episode 2 of 3
Vote for Oath Requirement
- When
- 27 November 1790
- Where
- National Assembly
- Part of
- Oath of the Clergy
The National Assembly voted to require clergy to sign an oath of loyalty to the Constitution on 27 November 1790.
On 27 November 1790, the National Assembly voted to require the clergy to sign an oath of loyalty to the Constitution. This occurred while the Assembly still lacked the King's signature on the law of the Civil Constitution. The requirement prioritized loyalty to the State over foreign influences such as the Pope.
Sources
- Civil Constitution of the Clergy Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27
- Refractory clergy Wikipedia, revision of 2025-09-23
Machine-drafted from the cited Wikipedia passages and checked by a reviewing model, not by a human editor. Every passage cites the revision it was written from; dates and places follow those passages.