Gallicanism
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Gallicanism was a political-religious doctrine in France that sought to limit papal authority and enhance the power of the French church and monarchy over ecclesiastical matters.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gallicanism canonical | 9 |
| Catholicism in France | 1 |
| Febronianism | 1 |
| Gallican liberties | 1 |
| Gallicanists | 1 |
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Target entity: Gallicanism Context triple: [Concordat of 1801, relatedTo, Gallicanism]
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Fronde
The Fronde was a series of mid-17th-century French civil wars and aristocratic revolts that challenged royal authority and helped shape the absolutist rule of Louis XIV.
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Catholic Monarchy
The Catholic Monarchy was the composite dynastic union of the Spanish Habsburg and later Bourbon realms, characterized by centralized royal authority and a strong commitment to Roman Catholicism as a unifying political and religious ideology.
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Edict of Nantes
The Edict of Nantes was a 1598 royal decree by King Henry IV of France that granted substantial civil rights and limited religious freedom to French Protestants, helping to end the French Wars of Religion.
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Girondins
The Girondins were a prominent moderate republican political group during the French Revolution, known for advocating war against foreign monarchies and opposing the radical Jacobins.
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Feuillants
The Feuillants were a moderate political group during the French Revolution that supported a constitutional monarchy and opposed the more radical Jacobins.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Gallicanism Target entity description: Gallicanism was a political-religious doctrine in France that sought to limit papal authority and enhance the power of the French church and monarchy over ecclesiastical matters.
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A.
Fronde
The Fronde was a series of mid-17th-century French civil wars and aristocratic revolts that challenged royal authority and helped shape the absolutist rule of Louis XIV.
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B.
Catholic Monarchy
The Catholic Monarchy was the composite dynastic union of the Spanish Habsburg and later Bourbon realms, characterized by centralized royal authority and a strong commitment to Roman Catholicism as a unifying political and religious ideology.
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C.
Edict of Nantes
The Edict of Nantes was a 1598 royal decree by King Henry IV of France that granted substantial civil rights and limited religious freedom to French Protestants, helping to end the French Wars of Religion.
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D.
Girondins
The Girondins were a prominent moderate republican political group during the French Revolution, known for advocating war against foreign monarchies and opposing the radical Jacobins.
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E.
Feuillants
The Feuillants were a moderate political group during the French Revolution that supported a constitutional monarchy and opposed the more radical Jacobins.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ecclesiological doctrine
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political doctrine ⓘ religious doctrine ⓘ theological position ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
enhance authority of the French clergy
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enhance authority of the French monarchy over the Church ⓘ limit papal authority ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Declaration of the Clergy of France of 1682 ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet
ⓘ
Louis XIV of France ⓘ |
| category |
Catholic theology
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Church–state relations in France ⓘ |
| challengedByDoctrine |
papal infallibility
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papal primacy ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Declaration of the Clergy of France of 1682 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| declinedAfter | First Vatican Council ⓘ |
| emphasized |
independence of national churches
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rights of the temporal sovereign in ecclesiastical matters ⓘ superiority of ecumenical councils over the pope ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from Latin Gallia meaning Gaul or France ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury |
17th century
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18th century ⓘ |
| heldThat |
papal decisions require consent of the Church to be irreformable
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pope has no direct authority over temporal power of kings ⓘ pope is subject to general councils in matters of faith ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
absolutist monarchy in France
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conflicts between French monarchy and papacy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Early Modern period
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surface form:
early modern period
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| influenced |
Catholic Church in France
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surface form:
French Catholic Church
relations between Church and State in France ⓘ |
| keyText | Declaration of the Clergy of France of 1682 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| mainRegion | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| opposed | ultramontanism ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
First Vatican Council
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papal centralization ⓘ |
| positionOnCanonLaw | affirmed authority of local customs and royal laws in ecclesiastical administration ⓘ |
| positionOnCouncils | affirmed superiority of general councils over the pope ⓘ |
| positionOnKings | affirmed independence of kings in temporal matters from papal interference ⓘ |
| positionOnPapalInfallibility | denied automatic infallibility of papal judgments without Church consent ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Gallicanism
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Febronianism
Enlightened absolutism ⓘ
surface form:
Josephinism
conciliarism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Parlement of Paris
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surface form:
French parlements
many French bishops ⓘ |
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Referenced by (13)
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