Convulsionnaires of Saint-Médard

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title: Convulsionnaires of Saint-Médard
text: The Convulsionnaires of Saint-Médard was a group of 18th-century French religious pilgrims who exhibited convulsions and later constituted a religious sect and a political movement. This practice originated at the tomb of François de Pâris, an ascetic Jansenist deacon who was buried at the cemetery of the parish of Saint-Médard in Paris. The convulsionnaires were associated with the Jansenist movement, which became more politically active after the papal bull Unigenitus officially banned the sec
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description: Group of 18th-century French religious pilgrims who exhibited convulsions
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date created: 2010-04-06T07:29:31Z
date modified: 2024-08-27T15:00:17Z
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