How Pope Pius IX Stimulated 'Pillarization' in the Netherlands
In 1853 an important step in the development of the Roman Catholic Church in the Netherlands was set. On initiative of the Vatican and despite vehement resistance of the orthodox Protestant part of the population (known as the April-movement), the episcopal hierarchy in the church was restored. By c...
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International Institute of Social History
2021-03-01
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| Series: | Historical Life Course Studies |
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| Online Access: | https://openjournals.nl/index.php/hlcs/article/view/9587 |