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title: Priest Swearing Allegiance to the French State
author: Luis Fernández García
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16216/priest-swearing-allegiance-to-the-french-state/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2022-07-29
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# Priest Swearing Allegiance to the French State

_Authored by Luis Fernández García_

## Image File

[![Priest Swearing Allegiance to the French State](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16216.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16216.png)

## Image Caption

A detail of a plate commemorating the 1790 [Civil Constitution of the Clergy](https://www.worldhistory.org/Civil_Constitution_of_the_Clergy/) showing a priest swearing allegiance to the French state. The text translates as "I swear to maintain with all my power the Constitution". (Musée Carnavalet, [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/))

## Cite This Work

### APA
García, L. F. (2022, July 29). Priest Swearing Allegiance to the French State. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16216/priest-swearing-allegiance-to-the-french-state/>
### Chicago
García, Luis Fernández. "Priest Swearing Allegiance to the French State." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 29, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16216/priest-swearing-allegiance-to-the-french-state/>.
### MLA
García, Luis Fernández. "Priest Swearing Allegiance to the French State." *World History Encyclopedia*, 29 Jul 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16216/priest-swearing-allegiance-to-the-french-state/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Je_jure_de_maintenir_la_constitution.jpg) by [**Luis Fernández García**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Je_jure_de_maintenir_la_constitution.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 29 July 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.