The Oratoire du Louvre, a Reformed congregation of the Eglise protestante unie de France in central Paris, publishes this account of the Edict of Toleration on its own history pages, dating Louis XVI's signature to 7 November 1787 at Versailles and describing it as the first official recognition of French Protestantism after a century of clandestine worship.
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Reliability Tier1
A living Reformed congregation's own published history, tier 1, used here for the exact 7 November 1787 signing date, corroborated by Musee protestant's own account above. NotesUsed for the exact 7 November 1787 signing date at Versailles and the edict's standing as the first official recognition of French Protestantism after a century of exclusion.
Citation
PublisherOratoire du Louvre, Eglise protestante unie de France
URLhttps://oratoiredulouvre.epudf.org/l-oratoire-dans-l-histoire/patrimoine/histoire-du-protestantisme-parisien-et-de-l-oratoire/1787-l-edit-de-tolerance-2602/
Source Typereligious body
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This source names Protestantism directly: "first official recognition of French Protestantism after a century of clandestine worship."
Source The Edict of Toleration, 1787 (Oratoire du Louvre)
Claims Backed By This Source (8 claims)
This source backs 8 claims across the atlas. As facts: 6 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sources, 7 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Spread Events, 1 claims: 1 general references.
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