The Society of Catholic Worker Circles (French: L'Oeuvre des Cercles Catholiques d'Ouvriers) is an association created in 1871 by Count Albert de Mun.
[1] In 1871, the first circle was inaugurated in Lyon by Count Albert de Mun, in the district where the Canut revolts occurred, the Croix-Rousse.
These Social Reformers wanted to re-Christianize the people and contribute to the defense of its moral and material interests, to prevent another tragedy like the Paris Commune.
By 1878, the association in France grew to a total of 375 clubs, 37,500 workers and 7,600 members of the ruling classes.
[3] Despite numerous activities (joint union building, tailors' guild, popular lectures), the association had relatively little influence on the working class.