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Yes, it was an olive branch with the Catholic Church that cost Napoleon very little and gained him much good will.

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What is the religion after the French Revolution?

It remained nominally Catholic and in 1801 Napoleon signed a Concordat with the Pope.


Did Napoleon Bonaparte create the concordat of 1801?

The Concordat of 1801 ended the Civil Constitution of the Clergy, established Catholicism as the majority church of France, restored its civil status and returned some control of the Church to the Pope. It did not return church property siezed during the Revolution.


Was the concordat of 1801 a success or failure?

The Concordat Was A Failure


How did Napoleon secure the Catholic Church's support?

Through the Concordat of 1801: the Concordat of 1801 is a reflection of an agreement between Napoleon Bonaparte and Pope Pius VII that reaffirmed the Roman Catholic Church as the majority church of France and restored some of its civil status. While the Concordat restored some ties to the papacy, it was largely in favor of the state; the balance of church-state relations had tilted firmly in Napoleon Bonaparte's favour. As a part of the Concordat, he presented another set of laws called the Organic Articles.


How did Napoleon try to to control religion in France?

By way of the Concordat of 1801 which cost him nothing and gained him much favor with the French majority.


How did Napoleon help bring about free choice of religion?

He mandated it as a part of the Constitution.


What did the Concordat of 1801 did?

It replaced the Directory


What did the Concordat 1801 do?

It replaced the Directory


What did Concordat of 1801 do?

It replaced the Directory


What revolutionary reforms where undone by Napoleon?

In the 1801 Concordat he ended the Civil Constitution of the Clergy, returned to the Gregorian Calendar and restored Sunday as a festival.


What did the Concordat of 1801 accomplish?

It replaced the Directory


Which of the following was not one of Napoleon Bonaparte's accomplishments A Establishing the Directory B The Concordat of 1801 C Creating the Bank of France D Writing the Napoleonic Code?

the establishment of the directory