Rivadavia Law of Ecclesiastical Reform
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The Rivadavia Law of Ecclesiastical Reform was a 19th-century Argentine legal measure that curtailed the Catholic Church’s power and privileges in favor of a more secular, state-controlled system.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Argentine legal measure
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ecclesiastical reform law ⓘ law ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Catholic Church in Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Bernardino Rivadavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequence |
contributed to secularization of public institutions in Argentina
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shifted authority from church to state ⓘ |
| country | Argentina ⓘ |
| effectOnChurch |
increased state oversight of ecclesiastical matters
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limited institutional autonomy of the Catholic Church ⓘ reduced economic privileges of the clergy ⓘ |
| governmentTypeContext | unitarian government in Buenos Aires ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
curtail power of the Catholic Church
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promote a more secular state ⓘ reduce ecclesiastical privileges ⓘ strengthen state control over religious affairs ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
nation-building period in the Río de la Plata region
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post-independence Argentina ⓘ |
| ideologicalContext |
anticlericalism
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secularism ⓘ |
| implementedIn | Province of Buenos Aires NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
church–state relations
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religious policy ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Bernardino Rivadavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | conservative Catholic sectors ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation | liberal ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
liberal reforms in early 19th-century Latin America
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separation of church and state in Argentina ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
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