Protestants in France were not allowed to hold positions under the Crown or teach at
universities. They could not go to any French colonies. (From 1598 to 1655, some of these
restrictions were suspended.) The French only took the Roman Catholic religion to New
France because it was the only one tolerated in France.
Protestants in France faced various restrictions, including not being able to openly practice their faith, holding certain public offices, or attending university. France only promoted Roman Catholicism in New France because it was the official religion of the French monarchy at the time, and they aimed to maintain control and unity by imposing their religion on the settlers and indigenous populations.
Saint Bernadette was a devout Catholic. She is best known for the Marian apparitions that occurred to her at Lourdes, France in 1858.
Charles I's wife was Henrietta Maria of France, a devout Roman Catholic. She faced challenges in practicing her religion openly in Protestant England during their marriage.
The predominant religion in Germany in 1914 was Christianity, with the majority of the population identifying as either Protestant (mainly Lutheran) or Roman Catholic. There were also smaller Jewish and Muslim communities in Germany at that time.
One example is the Cathars, a Christian sect in southern France during the 12th and 13th centuries. The Catholic Church launched the Albigensian Crusade to eliminate the Cathars, resulting in their persecution and eventual extinction.
Louis Daguerre was a French artist and inventor known for his contribution to the development of photography, specifically the daguerreotype process. There is no specific information indicating his religious affiliation, but he lived in a predominantly Catholic society in 19th-century France.
Protestants didn't "arrive", Catholic and Protestants are both Christians, Protestant is a religion started by Martin Luther(not King just Martin Luther) who was originally a catholic but thought the Catholic ways were un-godly and not of the Bible so he started Protestant which mean Protest because they Protested against the Pope, the religion spread in mainly the north of Europe and also part of France.
The Edict Of Nantes, put into place by France in 1598 gave equal rights to all Protestants living in France (which was a heavily Catholic country). The declaration of the edict signaled the end of years of religious wars that had been waged by France during much of the 16th century.
The Catholics and the Protestants.
Protestants in france were not allowed to hold positions under the crown or teach at universities. They could not go to any french colonies. (from 1598-1655, some of these restrictions were suspended.)answer by: uyiosa [st.philip neri]ur welcome. :]
France's largest religion is Roman Catholic.
... Catholicism is a religion itself. The only Catholic religion is Catholicism.
The Roman Catholic Church is the most popular religion in France
the main religion in Picardy is Roman Catholicism (as in France at large)
62% of France is Roman Catholic.
Roman Catholic.
When Napoleon was in absolute power in France, he gained religious tolerance for Protestants and Jews during his regime. France was a predominately Catholic nation.
France's main religion is Roman Catholic. Other religions in France are Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim.