The Petite Église ((French), little church) was a group of French and Belgian Roman Catholics who separated from the main body of the Church in France following the Concordat of 1801 between Pope Pius VII and Napoleon Bonaparte. One modern estimate gives its number of adherents as high as 100,000 at one time. The community declined following the death of its last episcopal adherent in 1829, and the last members submitted to the Bishop of Saint-Flour in 1911.
References
- La Petite Eglise en 30 questions, by Guy Janssen, Geste Editions 2006.
- Carnet-journal de François Métay, membre de la Petite Eglise (1878-1883) analysé et presenté par Raymonde Baptiste, 1998, ISBN 291308902X.
- La petite église; essai historique sur le schisme anticoncordataire, by Jean-Emmanuel B. Drochon, 1894.
External links
- Petite Église Apostolique Vieille Catholique a small modern Old Catholic jurisdiction claiming descent from the Petite Église.