18 January 2020
Word of the Day: Josephinism
JOSEPHINISM. The Church-State policy of Joseph II (1741-90), Emperor
of Austria, which advocated secular interference and state supremacy in ecclesiastical
affairs. He consolidated almost the entire property of the Church and merged
all the religious funds into one great Religionsfund for the requirements
of public worship. To achieve his purpose, he suppressed all the monasteries
and secularized them. For meddling in Church affairs, even to the regulation
of candles, he was called the "Sacristan Emperor."
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