7th May 1794: Robespierre establishes Cult of the Supreme Being

Published: May 7, 2020, 2:05 a.m.

On the 7th May 1794, just a few weeks before the Law of 22nd Prairial that created the Great Terror, Maximilien Robespierre formally announced the creation of the Cult of the Supreme Being in a meeting of the National ...