Lutheran Church Ordinance of 1537
E819906
The Lutheran Church Ordinance of 1537 was a foundational legal and ecclesiastical framework that established Lutheranism as the state religion and reorganized church life in Denmark-Norway during the Reformation.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Reformation-era legislation
ⓘ
church ordinance ⓘ ecclesiastical law ⓘ legal framework ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory | Denmark-Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology | early Lutheran church order in Scandinavia ⓘ |
| confessionalAlignment | Evangelical Lutheran Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Denmark
ⓘ
Norway ⓘ |
| denomination |
Church of Norway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lutheran Church of Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedChurch |
Lutheran state church in Denmark
ⓘ
Lutheran state church in Norway ⓘ |
| establishedReligion | Lutheranism as state religion ⓘ |
| follows | Protestant Reformation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
consolidation of royal control over the church
ⓘ
secularization of former Catholic church property ⓘ standardization of Lutheran worship in Denmark-Norway ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
foundation of the Lutheran state church in Denmark-Norway
ⓘ
key legal instrument of the Scandinavian Reformation ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Danish crown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
royal authority in Denmark-Norway ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
German Reformation church orders
ⓘ
Lutheran theology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Danish
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| legalForm | royal ordinance ⓘ |
| legalStatus | state church law ⓘ |
| purpose |
to implement Lutheran Reformation in church and society
ⓘ
to reorganize church life in Denmark-Norway ⓘ |
| region | Scandinavia ⓘ |
| regulates |
appointment and duties of clergy
ⓘ
church courts and discipline ⓘ parish worship and sacraments ⓘ relationship between church and state in Denmark-Norway ⓘ |
| religiousChange |
abolition of Roman Catholic institutional structures
ⓘ
introduction of Lutheran doctrine and practice ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Lutheranism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
church governance
ⓘ
clergy discipline ⓘ doctrine ⓘ education ⓘ liturgy ⓘ parish organization ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Reformation in Denmark-Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfLaw | church law ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1537 ⓘ |
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