Council of Conscience
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The Council of Conscience was a high advisory body in early 18th-century France responsible for matters of religion, morality, and ecclesiastical policy within the royal government.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government body
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royal advisory council ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composition |
high-ranking clergy
ⓘ
royal ministers ⓘ theologians ⓘ |
| concernedWith |
Gallicanism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jansenist controversy NERFINISHED ⓘ censorship of religious writings ⓘ discipline of religious orders ⓘ moral regulation of the kingdom ⓘ relations with the papacy ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | 18th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Catholic Church–state relations
ⓘ
ecclesiastical affairs ⓘ morality ⓘ religious policy ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | executive ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
French clergy (in temporal matters)
ⓘ
implementation of royal religious policy ⓘ |
| hasRole |
advisory body to the king
ⓘ
oversight of ecclesiastical appointments ⓘ oversight of religious matters ⓘ shaping royal policy on the Church ⓘ supervision of moral discipline ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Ancien Régime France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | early 18th century ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Ancien Régime institutions ⓘ |
| location |
Paris
ⓘ
Versailles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
French royal government
ⓘ
administration of Louis XIV ⓘ administration of Louis XV ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
King of France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
royal council system of France ⓘ |
| temporalCoverage | early 18th century ⓘ |
| usesLanguage | French ⓘ |
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System of Polysynody