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Transportation of Voltaire to the French Panthéon, 8 July 1792

Sketch of Volataire's arrival

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Although Voltaire’s contribution to the Revolution has been much debated, the revolutionaries themselves had absolutely no doubt of his significance. After 1789 he was much in vogue, in that his plays were often performed and other artists lionized him in various ways. One of the highlights of this glorification was the transfer of his remains (he had died in 1778) from the countryside to the Panthéon in Paris, where heroes of the Revolution were to be interred. This ceremony, which celebrated the noted anti–cleric, was part of the revolutionary campaign against the traditional Catholic Church.

Transcription

Title in French
Translation de Voltaire au Panthéon français le 8 Juillet 1792

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"Transportation of Voltaire to the French Panthéon, 8 July 1792," in World History Commons, https://worldhistorycommons.org/transportation-voltaire-french-pantheon-8-july-1792 [accessed March 28, 2024]