Crise financière? Crise sociale? L’exemple du clergé seculier du diocèse de Clermont (1695–1789)
Financial crisis? Social crisis? The case of the secular clergy of the Diocese of Clermont (1695-1789)
Author(s): Stéphane GomisSubject(s): History, Economy, Modern Age, Theology and Religion, 17th Century, 18th Century
Published by: Laboratoire de Recherches sur l'Histoire des Congregations et Ordres Religieux (LARHCOR)
Keywords: France; Massif Central; parish priest; canon; "native priest"
Summary/Abstract: The notion of a “crisis of the clergy” as applied to a diocese in the Massif Central, does not seem to be a concept that can be understood solely in terms of its material dimension. The case of “native priests” demonstrates that the economic role of their communities diminished, in particular in the wake of an evolution of legislation as well as changes occurring at the heart of religious practices. If there was indeed a “crisis of the clergy”, this expression becomes more pertinent, if we understand well the place which society wished to accord to clergymen. A close examination of the role of parish priests or canons demonstrates the different kinds of recognition they were granted depending on the work they carried out. Utilitarianism seems to be the overriding concern.
Journal: Hereditas Monasteriorum
- Issue Year: 2015
- Issue No: 7
- Page Range: 171-185
- Page Count: 15
- Language: French