Amsterdam’s civic charities
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Amsterdam’s civic charities were a network of early modern welfare institutions that provided social assistance, relief, and support to the city’s poor, sick, and vulnerable residents.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
charitable institutions
ⓘ
network of early modern welfare institutions ⓘ poor relief system ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Amsterdam city authorities
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
civic boards ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
alleviate poverty
ⓘ
maintain social order ⓘ provide moral regulation ⓘ |
| beneficiary |
sick residents
ⓘ
urban poor ⓘ vulnerable residents ⓘ |
| country |
Dutch Republic
ⓘ
Netherlands ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
endowments
ⓘ
municipal funds ⓘ private donations ⓘ |
| governanceModel | collaboration between civic and private actors ⓘ |
| hadCharacteristic |
civic control over welfare
ⓘ
institutionalized charity ⓘ urban-based welfare system ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
confessionalization in the Dutch Republic
ⓘ
growth of Amsterdam as a commercial metropolis ⓘ |
| includedInstitutionType |
almshouses
ⓘ
hospitals ⓘ orphanages ⓘ poor relief boards ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of modern social welfare in Amsterdam
ⓘ
later municipal welfare policies ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration | Dutch ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Amsterdam ⓘ |
| operatedInPeriod | early modern period ⓘ |
| partOf | Amsterdam’s urban governance system ⓘ |
| providedService |
poor relief
ⓘ
social assistance ⓘ support for the sick ⓘ support for vulnerable residents ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Reformed Church diaconies in Amsterdam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
guild-based charity in Amsterdam ⓘ |
| sector |
health care
ⓘ
social care ⓘ welfare ⓘ |
| targetedGroup |
deserving poor
ⓘ
elderly poor ⓘ orphans ⓘ widows ⓘ |
| usedInstrument |
inspection of households
ⓘ
poor relief regulations ⓘ registration of recipients ⓘ |
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