Titre du document / Document title

Diritti religiosi e civili dei protestanti nella politica di tolleranza di Giuseppe II in Lombardia: le ripercussioni del caso Blondel = Religious and civic rights of protestants in the Josef II's policy of religious tolerance in Lombardy : repercussions of the case of BlondelDroits religieux et civil des protestants dans la politique de tolérance de Joseph II de Lombardi : les répercussions du cas Blondel

Auteur(s) / Author(s)

CASSESE Michele ;

Résumé / Abstract

The Blondel case (1784-85) provoked a heated debate in ecclesiastical, political and civic circles in Lombardy on how Josef II's policy of religious tolerance should be applied. When the reformed Genevrine, future father-in-law of Alessandro Manzoni, appealed to the Emperor's patent there ensued an intense exchange of letters between the courts of Milan and Vienna to find a solution to the case. Cardinal Visconti, the Archbishop of Milan and the person responsible for applying the new legislation on religious tolerance, even called on theologians and priests within his diocese to give their opinion. When they were unable to agree, he turned to the bishops of Vienna, Ljubljana, and Malines, and to Cardinal Giuseppe Garampi, the nuncio at the Imperial court, to discover how they applied the imperial decrees in the areas under their jurisdiction. The case is of great interest to historians because of the insight it provides us into the reaction of the church to the introduction of the laws on religious tolerance. It also illustrates the different way in which these decrees were both interpreted and actually applied, as well as the differing opinions of the Milanese theologians.

Revue / Journal Title

Cristianesimo nella storia   ISSN 0393-3598 

Source / Source

2001, vol. 22, n^o1, pp. 65-110

Langue / Language

Italien
Revue : Italien

Editeur / Publisher

Edizioni Dehoniane, Bologna, ITALIE  (1980) (Revue)

Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords

Tolerance ; Italy ; Protestant ; Civil law ; Baptism ; Burial ;

Mots-clés français / French Keywords

Tolérance ; Italie ; Protestant ; Droit civil ; Baptême ; Sépulture ; Blondel (F.L) ; Lombardie ; Siècle 18 ;

Localisation / Location

INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 24166, 35400009637894.0030