# Architects of France's 1901 Law of Associations — WHE Article Discussion (2-2083) **URL:** \ **Category:** WHE Articles\ **Created:** [October 18, 2022, 4:00pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/architects-of-frances-1901-law-of-associations-whe-article-discussion-2-2083/17972 "2022-10-18T16:00:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
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The Law of Associations was adopted by the French Parliament on 3 July 1901 to limit the influence of Catholic teaching orders as the first step toward the formal separation of church and state that would follow in 1905. Of 16,904 religious teaching institutions, almost 14,000 were closed. * * * _This is a companion discussion topic for the original article at [https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2083/architects-of-frances-1901-law-of-associations/](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2083/architects-of-frances-1901-law-of-associations/)._ * * * **Join the Conversation** - Does this match what you've learned about the topic before? - What surprised you most in this article? - Which part did you find most interesting, and why? Is there anything you'd like to ask about this article? Ask away — and if you spot something that should be covered, that's useful to know too. ---
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