Question

In reign of terror, why only churches were converted into barracks and offices?

Answer 1

Answer:

• The Clergy of France was one of the most corrupt and spoilt Clergies in Europe
• They profited off their unjust birth rights and exemptions from taxes by making the peasants pay heavy taxes for them know as 'Tieth"
• One of the uses of these taxes were to build magnificent and large churches which were un-needed given the financial condition of the third estate
• The church also became a symbol of Anti-Revolutionary sentiments as they sympathized with the King and his Family
• The famous French writer Jean-Paul Marat famously declared the church to be "The Enemies of The Revolution"
• The introduction of the new state-wide religion known as "The Cult Of Reason" became popular in France as they Replaced the Church  
• Thus, when the reign of terror began, Maximilien Robespierre ordered the church properties to be seized from the priests and the clergy
• When no use could be found for these churches, they were converted into barracks and offices