Concordat between the Holy See and Spain (1953)

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The Concordat between the Holy See and Spain (1953) was an agreement that granted the Catholic Church extensive privileges and influence within Francoist Spain, shaping church-state relations for decades.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concordat
international agreement
treaty
aim to regulate relations between the Spanish state and the Catholic Church
to secure institutional guarantees for the Catholic Church in Spain
alsoKnownAs Concordat between the Holy See and Spain (1953)
surface form: 1953 Concordat between Spain and the Holy See

Concordat of 1953
countryInvolved Spain
Vatican City
dateSigned 1953
effectOnSpain granted extensive privileges to the Catholic Church
reinforced Catholicism as the dominant religion
shaped church–state relations for decades
strengthened the alliance between the Franco regime and the Catholic hierarchy
grantedPrivilege control of religious education in schools to the Catholic Church
influence of the Church over censorship and morality issues
legal recognition of Church marriages
state financial support for the Catholic Church
tax exemptions for the Catholic Church
headOfStateParty Francisco Franco
historicalPeriod Cold War
post–World War II Europe
ideologicalContext National Catholicism in Spain
inForceDuring Spanish transition to democracy
late Francoist period
legalDomain canon law
public law
legalStatus binding international agreement
negotiatingAuthority Roman Curia
Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
partiallySupersededBy 1979 agreements between Spain and the Holy See
placeSigned Vatican City
politicalFunction consolidated National Catholicism in Spain
legitimized the Franco regime internationally
politicalRegimeContext Francoist Spain
recognizedReligion Roman Catholicism as the religion of the Spanish state
relatedTo Concordat between the Holy See and Spain (1953) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Concordat of 1851 between Spain and the Holy See

Lateran Treaty
religiousParty Catholic Church worldwide
surface form: Catholic Church
replacedBy 1976 agreement between Spain and the Holy See
signatory Holy See
Spain
subject church–state relations in Spain
status of the Catholic Church in Spain
typeOfPrivilege ecclesiastical jurisdictional autonomy
privileged legal status for clergy

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Treaties of the Holy See hasPart Concordat between the Holy See and Spain (1953)
Treaties of Spain notableExample Concordat between the Holy See and Spain (1953)
this entity surface form: Concordat of 1953 between Spain and the Holy See
Concordat between the Holy See and Spain (1953) alsoKnownAs Concordat between the Holy See and Spain (1953)
this entity surface form: 1953 Concordat between Spain and the Holy See
Concordat between the Holy See and Spain (1953) relatedTo Concordat between the Holy See and Spain (1953) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Concordat of 1851 between Spain and the Holy See