Jesuit Law of 1872
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The Jesuit Law of 1872 was a key anti-Catholic measure in Bismarck’s Kulturkampf that expelled the Jesuit order from the German Empire and severely restricted its activities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jesuit Law of 1872 canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Jesuit Law of 1872 Context triple: [Kulturkampf, significantEvent, Jesuit Law of 1872]
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Law of 18 July 1849
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Judicial Code of 1911
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Constitutional Laws of 1875
The Constitutional Laws of 1875 were a set of French statutes that established the institutional framework and republican form of government of the French Third Republic.
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Mexican secularization act of 1833
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Ley Lerdo
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Jesuit Law of 1872 Target entity description: The Jesuit Law of 1872 was a key anti-Catholic measure in Bismarck’s Kulturkampf that expelled the Jesuit order from the German Empire and severely restricted its activities.
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A.
Law of 18 July 1849
The Law of 18 July 1849 is the Uruguayan statute that established and organized the Universidad de la República as the country’s principal public university.
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B.
Judicial Code of 1911
The Judicial Code of 1911 was a major U.S. federal statute that reorganized the federal court system, notably abolishing the old circuit courts and consolidating their jurisdiction into the district courts.
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C.
Constitutional Laws of 1875
The Constitutional Laws of 1875 were a set of French statutes that established the institutional framework and republican form of government of the French Third Republic.
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D.
Mexican secularization act of 1833
The Mexican secularization act of 1833 was a law that dismantled the mission system in Mexican California by transferring control of mission lands and assets from the Catholic Church to civil authorities and private hands.
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E.
Ley Lerdo
Ley Lerdo was a mid-19th-century Mexican law that forced the sale of corporate and church-held lands to promote private property and weaken ecclesiastical and communal economic power, playing a key role in the liberal reforms leading up to the Reform War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German imperial law
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Kulturkampf measure ⓘ anti-Catholic law ⓘ |
| aimedAt | reducing Catholic Church influence in the German Empire ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Jesuit Law
NERFINISHED
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Jesuitengesetz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Society of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPolicyOf | Otto von Bismarck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequence |
mobilization of Catholic political opposition
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strengthening of the Centre Party in German politics ⓘ worsening relations between the German state and the Vatican ⓘ |
| country | German Empire ⓘ |
| effect |
ban on Jesuit establishments in the German Empire
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closure of Jesuit houses and institutions ⓘ expulsion of Jesuits from the German Empire ⓘ forced exile of many Jesuit priests ⓘ severe restrictions on Jesuit activities ⓘ |
| geographicalScope | territory of the German Empire ⓘ |
| historicalEra | German Empire (Second Reich) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideologicalBasis |
Protestant-national state ideology
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secularization of public life ⓘ |
| legalCharacter |
discriminatory law based on religious affiliation
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exception law targeting a specific religious order ⓘ |
| legalStatusForJesuits |
prohibition of residence in most of the German Empire
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restrictions on founding or running educational institutions ⓘ restrictions on preaching and pastoral work ⓘ |
| longTermImpact |
precedent for later debates on church–state separation in Germany
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symbol of state repression of religious orders in Germany ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
anti-ultramontanism
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desire to strengthen state control over education ⓘ fear of Jesuit political influence ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Catholic bishops in Germany
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Centre Party (Zentrum) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Kulturkampf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext | conflict between Prussian-dominated state and Catholic Church ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
May Laws (Falk Laws)
NERFINISHED
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other Kulturkampf legislation against Catholic orders ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Catholic–Protestant tensions in Germany
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conflict with the Roman Catholic Church ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
debates on religious freedom in 19th-century Germany
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historical research on Kulturkampf ⓘ |
| supportedBy | liberal and Protestant-national circles in the German Empire ⓘ |
| targetedGroup | Jesuit order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1870s ⓘ |
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Subject: Jesuit Law of 1872 Description of subject: The Jesuit Law of 1872 was a key anti-Catholic measure in Bismarck’s Kulturkampf that expelled the Jesuit order from the German Empire and severely restricted its activities.
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