Civil Constitution of the Clergy

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Civil_Constitution_of_the_Clergy
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Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkb:French_Revolution_legislation
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:France
gptkbp:dateEnacted 12 July 1790
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
gptkbp:fullTitle gptkb:Constitution_civile_du_clergé
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
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:French_Revolution
gptkbp:repealedBy gptkb:1801_Concordat
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Concordat_of_1801
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
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Civil Constitution of the Clergy