Religious oaths

French revolutionary law, making the Catholic Church in France subordinate to the government, Not in Union with the Holy See

promises made by members of religious communities

Catholic oath, 1910–1967

part of the Ten Commandments (Exod. 20:7): “Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.”

1653 oath by members of the Saint Thomas Christians

religious oath made by some Catholics

Members of the French Catholic clergy who refused to take the oath to the Civil Constitution of the Clergy during the French Revolution

religious vow by Iberian kingdoms to Saint James