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Jean Meslier, a French Catholic parish priest who died in 1729, left a posthumous testament denying the existence of God and criticizing religion.

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Is it true that Jean Meslier, a French Catholic parish priest who died in 1729, left a posthumous testament denying the existence of God and criticizing religion?

Yes. Multiple reference and archival sources confirm Jean Meslier was a French Catholic priest who died in 1729 and left a posthumous testament attacking religion and denying God; the Wikipedia entry and the SNAC archival record state this directly, while other records confirm the priest and testament but not the atheism.

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Jean Meslier - Wikipedia
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Jean Meslier - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Meslier

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Jean Meslier, un curé athée
2018
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Jean Meslier, un curé athée. (2018). philoclandes.hypotheses.org. https://philoclandes.hypotheses.org/105

Meslier, Jean, 1664-1729
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Meslier, Jean, 1664-1729. (n.d.). n2t.net. http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6x63q20

Superstition in all ages; a dying confession
1910
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Superstition in all ages; a dying confession. (1910). catalog.hathitrust.org. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008723626

Meslier, Jean (1664-1729) Le bon sens / du curé Meslier ; suivi de son testament Paris Palais des thermes de Julien 1802 (Titel)
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Meslier, Jean (1664-1729) Le bon sens / du curé Meslier ; suivi de son testament Paris Palais des thermes de Julien 1802 (Titel). (n.d.). kalliope-verbund.info. https://kalliope-verbund.info/

Superstition in all ages
1920
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Superstition in all ages. (1920). catalog.hathitrust.org. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/005646778

The Historical Reference to French Enlightenment in German and Viennese Late Enlightenment currents
2025
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The Historical Reference to French Enlightenment in German and Viennese Late Enlightenment currents. (2025). hal.science. https://hal.science/hal-05526220v1

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