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La survie religieuse des communautés protestantes du centre de la France et du Bassin parisien de la révocation de l'édit de Nantes à l'édit de tolérance (1685-1787)

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  • Didier Boisson
  • Christian Lippold

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[eng] Abstract Protestantism in Northern France in the 17th and 18th centuries is distinguished by its great scattering as well as by its very small numerical importance. Yet, despite the shock of the revocation, living communities go through the last century of the Ancien Régime. From the religious standpoint, some signs show that all along this period, the Protestant people retain a living faith: gatherings are held from the first months of the Edict of Fontainebleau, " new converts "criticize the dogma and the discipline of the Catholic Church or refuse the interfering of th parish priest in the important moments of their life. The forms of resistance and the rythms of persecution vary anyway from a community- even from a period - to another. Some churches, especially in Picardy, take advantage of the nearness of the border and also of the presence of the parsons who are with the garnisons of the Barrier. Other churches which are more isolated find a welcoming place in the capital and their members frequent the chapels in the embassies of protestant countries. However the ecclesiastical structures get reorganized late only from the middle of th 1760s onward, not without difficulties. The Edict of toleration permits these communities whose population is weakened to reappear in broad daylight where they have survived. [fre] Résumé Le protestantisme du Nord de la France aux XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles se caractérise par sa grande dispersion ainsi que par sa très faible importance numérique. Pourtant, malgré le choc de la Révocation, les conversions et les départs, des communautés vivantes traversent le dernier siècle de l'Ancien Régime. Du point de vue religieux, des signes montrent que, tout au long de cette période, les protestants conservent une foi vivante: des assemblées se tiennent dès les premiers mois de l'édit de Fontainebleau, des «nouveaux convertis» attaquent le dogme et la discipline de l'Église catholique, ou refusent l'intervention du curé dans les grands moments de leur vie. Les formes de résistance et les rythmes de persécution sont cependant variables d'une communauté, voire d'une époque à l'autre. Certaines églises, en particulier celles de Picardie, profitent de la proximité de la frontière avec les Pays-Bas autrichiens, ainsi que de la présence des pasteurs qui accompagnent les garnisons de la Barrière. D'autres, plus isolées, trouvent dans la capitale un lieu d'accueil et leurs membres fréquentent les chapelles d'ambassades des pays protestants. Ce n'est pourtant que tardivement, et non sans mal, que les structures ecclésiastiques se réorganisent, à partir du milieu des années 1760. L'édit de tolérance permet à ces communautés affaiblies démographiquement de reparaître au grand jour, là où elles ont survécu.

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  • Didier Boisson & Christian Lippold, 2002. "La survie religieuse des communautés protestantes du centre de la France et du Bassin parisien de la révocation de l'édit de Nantes à l'édit de tolérance (1685-1787)," Histoire, économie & société, Programme National Persée, vol. 21(2), pages 227-256.
  • Handle: RePEc:prs:hiseco:hes_0752-5702_2002_num_21_2_2299
    DOI: 10.3406/hes.2002.2299
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