what is the work of clergy and priest in French revolution
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A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities.
The church was responsible for social policy and welfare and also carried out some functions of the state. Its clergy conducted and registered marriages, baptisms and funerals; they delivered education to children and distributed charity to the poor.
First Estate: Clergy belonged to 1st estate of then French Society. Clergy were the group of persons who were invested with special functions in the church, e.g. fathers, and other members of church. Second Estate: Nobility belonged to 2nd estate. Nobility was hereditary and hence a person could get nobility by birth.