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Jansenism

Jansenism was a 17th- and 18th-century Christian theological movement within the Catholic Church, rooted in the writings of Dutch bishop Cornelius Jansen, particularly in his book Augustinus published in 1640, which emphasized the necessity of divine grace and the limited role of human free will in salvation, drawing heavily on the doctrines of Augustine…

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Origins

The reception of Augustinus in France

The five propositions

The controversies between the Jansenists and the Molinists

Blaise Pascal and the campaign of the Provinciales

Political opposition to Jansenism

The Clementine Peace

Renewed persecution after the Clementine Peace

The reception of the papal bull Unigenitus

The popularisation of Jansenism

Jansenism in the parlements

Jansenism and the French Revolution

Jansenism outside France

Jansenism in the 19th century and beyond

Jansenism in art

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related to Further reading · 94
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related to In the Dutch Republic · 54
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related to Pasquier Quesnel and his Réflexions morales: 1692–1710 · 50
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related to Political opposition to Jansenism · 41
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related to The Spanish Netherlands—Leuven · 39
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related to Italy · 38
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related to The five propositions · 37
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related to The role of the Jansenists in the Civil Constitution of the Clergy · 36
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related to The popularisation of Jansenism · 30
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related to Renewed persecution after the Clementine Peace · 23
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Duchess of Longuevilleinstance ofthey were quickly associated with the revolt because of the support they received from nobles0.80text
the abbey of Hautefontaineinstance ofpassing through monasteries0.80text
on the border between Champagneinstance ofpassing through monasteries0.80text
independent Lorraine.Louis XIV asked the pope for a final condemnationinstance ofpassing through monasteries0.80text
specifically for the Réflexions morales of Quesnelinstance ofpassing through monasteries0.80text
the Oratorian Vivien de La Bordeinstance ofby the exhortation of priests0.80text
that of Alexander VIIinstance ofconsiderably reduced the influence of the pope and reproved formulas0.80text
Nicolas Bergasse in Lyon or Louis Silvyinstance ofand by pious laypeople0.80text
Louis Madelininstance ofhistorians0.80text

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