A Swarm of "Locusts": Pro/Persecution and Toleration of Catholic Priests in Utrecht, 1620-1672
In the Protestant Dutch Republic, Catholic priests were represented as one of the deadliest "enemies" in view of both their confessional doctrines and political inclination. Under pressure from the Reformed Church, numerous anti-Catholic edicts were issued for the prosecution of priests st...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
[2019]
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Church history and religious culture
Year: 2019, Volume: 99, Issue: 2, Pages: 183-227 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Utrecht
/ Church policy
/ Catholic church
/ Priest
/ History 1620-1672
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBD Benelux countries KDB Roman Catholic Church KDD Protestant Church RB Church office; congregation SA Church law; state-church law |
| Further subjects: | B
EARLY MODERN CATHOLICISM
B Confessionalisation B Priest B Dutch Republic B Toleration B Coexistence B Persecution |
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| Summary: | In the Protestant Dutch Republic, Catholic priests were represented as one of the deadliest "enemies" in view of both their confessional doctrines and political inclination. Under pressure from the Reformed Church, numerous anti-Catholic edicts were issued for the prosecution of priests streaming like a swarm of "locusts" to the Utrecht city, the stronghold for Reformed and Catholic Churches alike in the Northern Netherlands. In theory, the policy of the political authorities barred priests from their pastoral duties to Catholics living in the city. In practice, however, the Utrecht magistracy publicly recognised, and non-publicly connived at, the presence of priests. Political practices of pro/persecution and toleration served to manage and regulate the precarious environment of confessional coexistence. In defying persecution and seeking toleration, Catholic priests tactically and discursively mobilised their civic status based on their and/or their families' close relationship with, and contribution to, the civic community of Utrecht. |
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| ISSN: | 1871-2428 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Church history and religious culture
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/18712428-09902004 |