Stephen M. Davis's article for World History Encyclopedia documents Antoine Court's organizing of the first Synod of the Church of the Desert at Montezes to replant Reformed church structure in France just before Louis XIV's death on 1 September 1715, following the king's March 1715 declaration that all his subjects belonged to the Catholic Church, and the synod's sidelining of the earlier Camisard prophetic movement.
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A peer edited general history encyclopedia, tier 3, used here for the synod's political context against Louis XIV's final months and its break from the Camisard prophetic movement, corroborating Musee protestant's own dated account above. NotesUsed for the synod's context against Louis XIV's March 1715 declaration and death, and its deliberate break from Camisard prophecy.
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AuthorStephen M. Davis
PublisherWorld History Encyclopedia
URLhttps://www.worldhistory.org/article/2070/antoine-court--the-church-of-the-desert/
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