The Cult of the Supreme Being and its festival may have contributed to the Thermidorian Reaction and the downfall of Robespierre. According to Madame de Staël, it was from that time he was lost. With his death at the guillotine on 28 July 1794, the cult lost all official sanction and disappeared from public view. It was officially banned by Napoleon Bonaparte on 8 April 1802 with his Law on Cults of 18 Germinal, Year X. See also Cult of Reason Deism Dechristianisation of France during the French Revolution Gottgläubig God-Building Theophilanthropy Notes References Bibliography Robespierre, Maximilien. 1793 [Year 2 of the Republic]. "The Festival of the Supreme Being," translated by M. Abidor. Receuil d'hymnes Républicaines. Paris: Chez Barba. Further reading Halsall, Paul. [1996 January 26] 2020 January 21. "Maximilien Robespierre: The Cult of the Supreme Being" (rev.). Internet Modern History Sourcebook. New York: Fordham University. Robespierre, Maximilien. 1793 [Year 2 of the Republic]. "The Festival of the Supreme Being," translated by M. Abidor. Receuil d'hymnes Républicaines. Paris: Chez Barba. External links The Festival of the Supreme Being at marxists.org Robespierre's two speeches at the Festival In English 1794 events of the French Revolution Anti-Catholicism in France Conceptions of God Deism Maximilien Robespierre Religion and the French Revolution Religious organizations disestablished in the 18th century Religious organizations established in 1794