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Communards cleaning out the coffers of the Church 1871
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Communards cleaning out the coffers of the Church 1871
Communards cleaning out the coffers of a convent of the Little Sisters of the Poor, during the Paris Commune of 1871. The Communards were anti-religious and had no scruples about demanding money from religious orders, during the French siege of Paris. Date: 1871
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This evocative image captures a pivotal moment during the Paris Commune of 1871, when the Communards, a radical socialist and anti-clerical faction, stormed the convent of the Little Sisters of the Poor to seize their wealth. The Paris Commune was a brief period of revolutionary rule following the Franco-Prussian War, marked by social and political upheaval. The Communards, who were largely working-class and secular, held deep-seated animosity towards the Church and its perceived role in perpetuating poverty and inequality. In this photograph, a group of Communards are seen rummaging through the coffers of the convent, their determined expressions reflecting their sense of urgency and purpose. The nuns, dressed in their traditional habits, look on in disbelief and despair as their hard-earned funds are taken. The scene is one of stark contrasts – the Communards, dressed in workman's clothing, contrast sharply with the nuns in their religious garb. The emptiness of the coffers symbolizes the transfer of power and wealth from the Church to the people. The Paris Commune was a turbulent time, marked by violence and instability. The seizure of the convent's funds was just one of many actions taken by the Communards to redistribute wealth and challenge the established order. The image serves as a powerful reminder of the tensions that existed between the Church and the secular forces during this period of French history.
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