Josephinist religious policy

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Josephinist religious policy was the series of Enlightenment-inspired reforms enacted by Emperor Joseph II of the Habsburg Monarchy to subordinate the Catholic Church to the state, rationalize religious life, and promote greater religious toleration.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Enlightenment-inspired reform
religious policy
state–church reform program
aimedTo promote religious toleration
rationalize religious life
subordinate the Catholic Church to the state
appliedIn Austrian Netherlands
Bohemia
Habsburg Monarchy
Hungary
Lombardy
country Austria
criticizedBy Pope Pius VI
followedBy partial rollback under Leopold II
hasEndTime circa 1790
hasField Catholic Church history
Habsburg history
church–state relations
hasIdeologicalGoal creation of a rational, useful Church
integration of religious policy into absolutist governance
modernization of the Habsburg state
hasLanguageLabel German: Josephinismus (in religious context)
German: josephinische Kirchenpolitik
hasStartTime circa 1780
implementedBy Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
influencedBy Enlightenment
Febronianism
Gallicanism
keyConcept civil marriage regulation
reduction of monastic institutions
regulation of seminaries by the state
restriction of papal jurisdiction
standardization of parish structures
state control of the Church
toleration of non-Catholic Christians
usefulness as criterion for religious institutions
legalInstrument Edict of Tolerance for Jews (1782)
linked to: Edict of Tolerance

Edict of Toleration (1781)
opposedTo papal authority in temporal matters
partOf Josephinism
resultedIn closure of contemplative monasteries
confiscation of monastic property
creation of a religious fund under state control
increased state supervision of clergy
introduction of vernacular in some liturgical practices
limitation of popular devotions and pilgrimages
reorganization of diocesan boundaries
tensions with the papacy

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Edict of Tolerance partOf Josephinist religious policy
Patent of Toleration (1781) partOf Josephinism
linked to: Josephinist religious policy
Serfdom Patent (1781) partOf Josephinist reforms
linked to: Josephinist religious policy
Abolition of serfdom in the Habsburg lands partOf Josephinism
linked to: Josephinist religious policy
Untertanenpatent historicalContext Josephinism
linked to: Josephinist religious policy
Leibeigenschaftspatent partOf Josephinist reforms
linked to: Josephinist religious policy
Austrian Empire surname laws relatedTo Josephinist reforms
linked to: Josephinist religious policy
Habsburg Monarchy administration in Galicia appliesToJurisdiction Josephinist reforms
linked to: Josephinist religious policy