Civil Constitution of the Clergy
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:law
French Revolution legislation |
| gptkbp:countryOfOrigin |
gptkb:France
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| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
12 July 1790
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| gptkbp:effect |
required clergy to swear an oath of loyalty to the state
abolished monastic vows confiscated Church lands made bishops and priests elected by citizens subordinated the Church to the French government |
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:National_Constituent_Assembly
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| gptkbp:fullTitle |
gptkb:Constitution_civile_du_clergé
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Civil Constitution of the Clergy
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
Enlightenment ideas
anticlericalism |
| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:French
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:France
|
| gptkbp:opposedBy |
gptkb:French_Catholics
gptkb:Pope_Pius_VI many French clergy |
| gptkbp:purpose |
reorganize the Roman Catholic Church in France
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| gptkbp:relatedEvent |
gptkb:French_Revolution
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| gptkbp:repealedBy |
gptkb:1801_Concordat
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| gptkbp:replacedBy |
gptkb:Concordat_of_1801
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| gptkbp:significance |
caused schism in French Catholic Church
contributed to counter-revolutionary movements major cause of conflict between revolutionaries and the Church |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:French_Revolution
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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