The Concile National of 1811

Napoleon, Gallicanism and the Failure of Neo-Conciliarism

Bibliographic Data

ID10086904
AuthorsAmbrogio Caiani (0000-0003-3358-7277, University of Kent, corresponding author), Ambrogio A Caiani
Year2019
Volume70
Issue3
Pages546-564
Publication date2019-01-08
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of Ecclesiastical History (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-0469 • E-ISSN: 1469-7637
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0022046918001999
OpenAlexW2901608868
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited18

The concile national of 1811 was one of the greatest flashpoints in the struggle that pitted the Napoleonic Empire against the papacy. This episode, which deserves to be situated within more recent historiographical trends, reveals much about the nature of Napoleonic imperialism and the Church's distrust for the power of the state. This article puts forward the view that the failure of the concile national was not strategic but tactical. Several bishops were frustrated with the pope's recalcitrance over episcopal investiture and fearful of schism. But their initial openness to neo-conciliarism turned to hostility when confronted with the state's intolerance

Ancient history · Bishops · Distrust · Empire · Openness to experience · Political science · Power (physics · Schism · State (computer science · Theology · European Political History Analysis · Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis · History · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity · Social Psychology

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