Confessional politics and secret non-Catholicism in the Czech Lands in the 18th century
Confessional politics and secret non-Catholicism in the Czech Lands in the 18th century

Summary/Abstract: The period presented in this paper is associated with the rise of the Roman Catholic Church, which in the 17th and 18th centuries restored its position following the Reformation. These developments were accompanied by combatting the remaining “secret” non-Catholics who survived the Czech and European Reformation of the 15th and 16th centuries. It is difficult to determine their exact confessional affiliation at this time because of the specific religious development in the Czech Lands within Central Europe. However, an attempt can be made to identify the factors leading to the enforcement of the interests of either side: the official Church/the ruling dynasty and the persecuted non-Catholics.

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