Concordat of 1801
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The Concordat of 1801 was an agreement between Napoleonic France and the Papacy that reestablished the Catholic Church’s position in France after the Revolution while keeping it under strong state control.
Aliases (4)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
agreement between state and church
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concordat → treaty → |
| appliesTo |
metropolitan France
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| approvedBy |
Corps législatif of France
→
Pope Pius VII → |
| cameIntoForce |
1802
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| category |
1801 in France
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Catholic Church in France → Napoleon I of France → Treaties of the First French Republic → Treaties of the Holy See → |
| confirmed |
secularization of Church lands confiscated during the French Revolution
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| country |
France
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| dateSigned |
1801-07-15
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| effect |
ended the dechristianization policies of the French Revolution
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normalized relations between France and the Papacy → placed the Catholic Church under strong control of the French state → restored public status of the Catholic Church in France → |
| field |
church–state relations
→
religious policy → |
| followedBy |
Organic Articles of 1802
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|
| historicalPeriod |
post-Revolutionary France
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| inForceUntil |
1905
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| language |
French
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Latin → |
| legacy |
model for later concordats between states and the Holy See
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| negotiatedBy |
Napoleon Bonaparte
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Pope Pius VII → |
| placeSigned |
Paris
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| provided |
papal institution of bishops nominated by the French government
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reorganization of French dioceses → requirement that bishops swear loyalty to the French state → state control over nomination of bishops → state payment of salaries to Catholic clergy → |
| purpose |
reestablish the Catholic Church in France after the French Revolution
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regulate relations between the French state and the Catholic Church → |
| relatedTo |
French Revolution
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Gallicanism → Napoleonic era → |
| signatory |
French First Republic
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Holy See → Papacy → |
| signedUnder |
Consulate of Napoleon Bonaparte
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| statedReligionStatus |
Catholicism recognized as the religion of the majority of French citizens
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| supersededBy |
French law on the Separation of the Churches and the State of 1905
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| yearSigned |
1801
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Referenced by (16)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Bishopric of Antwerp
→
Bishopric of Cambrai → |
dissolvedBy |
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French law on the Separation of the Churches and the State of 1905
("Concordat of 1801 in France")
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abolishes |
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Bishopric of Arras
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dissolutionCause |
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Civil Constitution of the Clergy
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followedBy |
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Organic Articles of 1802
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follows |
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Treaties of the Holy See
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hasPart |
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Napoleon Bonaparte
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implemented |
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Pope Pius VII
("Concordat of 1801 with France")
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knownFor |
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Organic Articles of 1802
("Napoleonic religious settlement")
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partOf |
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Catholic Church in France
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playedRoleIn |
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Organic Articles of 1802
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relatedTo |
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Civil Constitution of the Clergy
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repealedBy |
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French Consulate
("Roman Catholic Church in France (via Concordat of 1801)")
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restoredInstitution |
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Pope Pius VII
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signed |
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French Consulate
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significantEvent |