L'Ami de la religion

L'Ami de la religion (originally L'Ami de la Religion et du roi, and simply L'Ami de la Religion from 1830) was a French Catholic review founded in 1814 by Michel Picot. It was created by journalists, priests, and laypeople who had already worked on the Annales ecclésiastiques, and it continued the tradition of the Mélange des littératures and the Journal des curés. In its prospectus, the editors announced their intention to write a journal dealing with everything that "concerns religion." The first issue included articles on topics such as "Providence in the last revolution," the return of priests to the Saint-Sulpice congregation in the administration of the Paris Seminary, ecclesiastical appointments, and the latest briefs of Pope Pius VII. The journal was faithful to the restored monarchy and adopted an ultramontane tone. In 1823, after the Spanish expedition, it helped enable the publication of a sister journal in Spain, El Restaurador. In 1830, faced with the July events, the journal suspended publication for a week before reappearing under the name L'Ami de la Religion. It nevertheless remained a defender of the legitimist positions it had previously upheld. Its periodicity fluctuated throughout its publication: initially bi-weekly, it was printed three times a week under the July Monarchy before becoming a daily between 1849 and 1851. It returned to a tri-weekly format that year before becoming daily again on 16 March 1859 until its publication ceased in 1862. The journal ceased publication in 1862. Archives of L'Ami de la Religion from 1814 to 1862 are available on Gallica, the digital portal of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. It is also listed on the digital library of the Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Roma. The publication is remembered as a significant organ of French Catholic and legitimist opinion during the Restoration and July Monarchy.

L'Ami de la religion was founded in 1814 by Michel Picot, with contributions from journalists, priests, and laypeople who had already been working for the Annales ecclésiastiques. The journal took over from the Mélange des littératures and the Journal des curés. In the prospectus announcing its creation, the editors stated their intention to write a journal dealing with everything that "concerns religion." Its first issues affirmed this line: the first number included articles on "Providence in the last revolution," the "Return of priests to the congregation of Saint-Sulpice in the administration of the Seminary of Paris," ecclesiastical appointments, and the latest briefs of Pope Pius VII. The journal was faithful to the restored monarchy and had an ultramontane tone. In 1823, after the Spanish expedition, it enabled the publication of a sister journal in Spain, El Restaurador. In 1830, faced with the July events, the journal suspended publication for a week before reappearing under the name L'Ami de la Religion. It nevertheless remained a defender of the legitimist positions it had defended until then. Its periodicity fluctuated throughout its publication: initially bi-weekly, it was printed three times a week under the July Monarchy before becoming daily between 1849 and 1851. It returned to a tri-weekly format that year before becoming daily again on 16 March 1859 until its publication ceased in 1862. The journal ceased publication in 1862. Archives from 1814 to 1862 are available on Gallica, the digital portal of the Bibliothèque nationale de France.

• 1862

  Publication ceased.

• 1859

  Became daily again on 16 March.

• 1851

  Returned to a tri-weekly format.

• 1849

  Became a daily newspaper (until 1851).

• 1830

  Suspended publication for a week during the July events, then reappeared as L'Ami de la Religion.

• 1823

  After the Spanish expedition, enabled the publication of a sister journal in Spain, El Restaurador.

• 1814

  Journal founded by Michel Picot.

Ultramontane Catholic review, legitimist and faithful to the restored monarchy.

• L'Ami de la Religion journal

  Catholic review published from 1814 to 1862.

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