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Jansenism

About: Jansenism is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 189 publications have been published within this topic receiving 1397 citations. The topic is also known as: jansenisme & jansenists.


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01 Jan 1989
TL;DR: The Nouvelles ecclesiastiques as discussed by the authors showed partial and selective support for the Revolution, but mainly in order to express their approval of the National Assembly's religious policy, which they saw as a way to force churchmen to return to evangelical poverty.
Abstract: Robert Favre : The Nouvelles ecclesiastiques at the beginning of the ; revolution (1788-1790). ; In 1788-9, the Jansenist paper the Nouvelles ecclesiastiques seemed uninterested in events, being only concerned with their opposition to Molinist thought. The only indication of their favourable attitude towards the new ideas is their denunciation of the «despotism » of the bishops and the Pope (called an «abso lute monarch »). After Christmas 1789, they began to mention the Revolution, but mainly in order to express their approval of the National Assembly's religious policy, which they saw as a way to force churchmen to return to evangelical poverty. However, they kept to traditional positions, condemning usury, the marriage of priests or the Deputies' toleration of actors, Jews and Protestants. Thus the N.E. only showed partial and selective support for the Revolution.

1 citations

01 Jan 2000
TL;DR: A group of Italian bishops whose attitude towards the French, and in particular towards the figure of Napoleon, struck their contemporaries, as well as later historiography, as being too servile and opportunist as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: The aim of this article is to take look at a group of Italian bishops whose attitude towards the French, and in particular towards the figure of Napoleon, struck their contemporaries, as well as later historiography, as being too servile and opportunist. The group was never so homogeneous as to form a «party» and in fact its history is a lot more complex. Having confirmed the lack of any marked antipapal tendency amongst them (if we except the Jansenist Pannilini and the pro-gallican Becchetti), the article established that what we set them apart was not so much their aim as the means they were prepared to consider to obtain it. The pro-imperial bishops set about reconstructing the alliance between Throne and Altar, even through the sacrifice of traditional but no longer justifiable privileges. An important factor which helps to explain their attitude was the providential role which they attributed to Napoleon, who they saw as being one blessed by God, the destroyer of the «diabolic revolution» and the restorer of the Altars of the Church of France.

1 citations

Book ChapterDOI
08 Jul 1999

1 citations


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