Neither in English nor in French is there a published study of Napoleon Bonaparte's reestablishment in France of the Congregation of the Mis­ 1 sion, whose members are generally known in France as Lazarists. This study, Napoleon and the Lazarists, 1804-1809, examines the reestablish­ ment of the Congregation of the Mission in France and its subsequent relations with the Napoleonic Government. Because religion played an important role in the policies and plans of Napoleon, this study is set with­ in the framework of Napoleon's general religio-political policy. Since the Concordat of 1801 was the legal instrument by which the Catholic Church was reestablished in France and also a necessary preliminary to and a model for the reestablishment of the Lazarists, its negotiation is treated in detail. The examination of the reestablishment of the Congre­ gation of the Mission in France under Napoleon Bonaparte and its sub­ sequent history between 1804 and 1809 follows. It is a study in microcosm which reflects Napoleon's general religio-political policies. Who are the Lazarists? The name Lazarist originates from St. Lazare, the original Motherhouse in Paris of the Congregation of the Mission of St. Vincent de Paul. St. Vincent de Paul founded the Congregation of the Mission in 1625. With the cooperation of St. Louise de Marillac, he also founded the Congregation of the Daughters of Charity.

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I The Concordat of 1801 The Nexus of the Religio-Political Policy of Napoleon Bonaparte.- I. The Concordat of 1801.- A. General Idea of a Concordat.- B. Church-State Relations in France Prior to 1801.- C. Concordat of 1801.- II. Bonaparte's Motives for Negotiating the Concordat.- A. Religious Situation in France Prior to 18 Brumaire.- B. Religious Climate at the Beginning of the 19th Century.- C. Bonaparte's Evaluation of the Religio-Political Climate.- III. Negotiation of the Concordat.- A. Preparations for the Negotiations.- B. Summary of the Negotiations.- IV. The Concordat Provided a Modus Vivendi on Questions Basic to the Power of Each Ruler.- A. Papacy - Privileged Position.- B. Bonaparte - A Subservient Clergy.- V. Ratification and Promulgation of the Concordat.- A. Ratification.- B. Promulgation.- C. European Reaction.- VI. Observations on Bonaparte's Religious Policy.- A. Bonaparte Satisfied Public Opinion.- B. He Consolidated His Régime.- C. He Enhanced His Gloire.- D. Summary.- II The Congregation of the Mission Within the Napoleonic Religio-Political Policy.- I. Historical Survey of Pre-Napoleonic Lazarists 1625-1800.- A. Who and What Are the Lazarists?.- B. Geographical and Numerical Extent of the Lazarists.- II. Early Relations of the Lazarists with Bonaparte.- A. Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul.- B. Lazarists' Foreign Missions Vis-à-Vis Bonaparte.- III. The Legal Reestablishment of the Congregation of the Mission.- Decree of Reestablishment.- Decree Conferred Legal Existence on the Lazarists.- IV. The Lazarists Subsequent to their Reestablishment - External Problems.- A. Motherhouse.- B. Resumption of Former Works.- V. The Lazarists Subsequent to their Reestablishment - Internal Problems.- A. Government of the Congregation of the Mission.- B. Personnel.- VI. Suppression of the Lazarists in France.- A. State of the Lazarists in 1809.- B. Reasons for the Suppression of the Congregation of the Mission in France.- C. Suppression of the Congregation of the Mission.- III Sequel to the Nepoleonic Reestablishment of the Congregation of the Mission.- I. The Congregation of the Mission in the Post-Napoleonic Period.- A. France.- B. Europe.- II. Recapitulation.