Devout and Defiant
How Catholic pilgrims in an era of revolution challenged state authority and redefined the practice of their faith
In the days of the French Revolution, as zealous government officials sought to sweep away the vestiges of a less enlightened age, they made a concerted effort to clamp down on religious “superstition” and to fix modern territorial boundaries. Catholic pilgrims on the western edge of ...
How Catholic pilgrims in an era of revolution challenged state authority and redefined the practice of their faith
In the days of the French Revolution, as zealous government officials sought to sweep away the vestiges of a less enlightened age, they made a concerted effort to clamp down on religious “superstition” and to fix modern territorial boundaries. Catholic pilgrims on the western edge of ...
