Jean-Paul Rabaut Saint-Étienne

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Jean-Paul Rabaut Saint-Étienne was a French Protestant pastor and revolutionary politician who played a significant role in the early stages of the French Revolution, particularly in advancing religious tolerance and civil rights for Protestants.

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instanceOf French politician
French revolutionary
Protestant pastor
human
advocatedFor abolition of religious discrimination in France
civil equality for non-Catholics
legal recognition of Protestant marriages
alsoKnownAs Rabaut Saint-Étienne
birthCountry France
birthDate 1743-11-14
birthPlace Nîmes NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath capital punishment
countryOfCitizenship France
deathCountry France
deathDate 1793-12-05
deathPlace Paris
era 18th century
familyName Rabaut
father Paul Rabaut
givenName Jean-Paul
hasEthnicGroup French
historicalPeriod Reign of Terror
knownFor advocacy of religious tolerance in France
defense of civil rights for Protestants
role in early French Revolution
mannerOfDeath execution by guillotine
movement French Revolution
nativeLanguage French
notableWork pamphlets advocating civil rights for Protestants
writings on religious tolerance
occupation pastor
politician
writer
participatedIn drafting of legislation on religious tolerance
placeOfActivity Nîmes NERFINISHED
Paris
politicalAlignment Girondins
surface form: Girondin
positionHeld deputy to the Estates-General of 1789
member of the Legislative Assembly of France
member of the National Constituent Assembly
reasonForExecution association with the Girondins
religion Calvinism
Protestantism
representedInAssembly Third Estate
representedRegion Languedoc NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
wasPersecutedFor Protestant faith

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The Tennis Court Oath (unfinished) depictsFigure Jean-Paul Rabaut Saint-Étienne