The Founding of Minor Seminaries After 1850. Consequences of the Transformation of the Relationship Between Church and State in the Austrian Empire on the Example of Establishing a Minor Seminary in the Diocese of Budweis
The Founding of Minor Seminaries After 1850. Consequences of the Transformation of the Relationship Between Church and State in the Austrian Empire on the Example of Establishing a Minor Seminary in the Diocese of Budweis
Author(s): Rudolf SvobodaSubject(s): History of Law, Civil Law, History of Education, Canon Law / Church Law, Sociology of Law
Published by: Společnost pro církevní právo
Keywords: Catholic Church; state; Austrian Empire; nineteenth century; minor seminaries; law; church law;
Summary/Abstract: This study is devoted to the legal basis for establishing minor seminaries in the Austrian Empire after 1850, of which their existence was supposed to help the intellectual and spiritual formation of future candidates for entry into priestly seminaries. The legal basis had its roots both in the decisions of the Council of Trent and the subsequent decrees from Rome and in the state legal decisions that resulted from negotiations between the Catholic bishops and the state as a result of the revolutionary events of 1848–1849. Using the example of establishing a minor seminary in the Diocese of Budweis, this study shows the pitfalls of such a decision, reflecting social and economic reality.
Journal: Revue církevního práva
- Issue Year: XXIX/2023
- Issue No: 92
- Page Range: 111-124
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English
