Jesuits in 18th-century Scotland
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Year:
- 2001
- Journal Title:
- Innes Review
- Volume:
- 52
- Issue:
- 1
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- Abstract:
Jesuits in 18th century Scotland found that their circumstances differed from those of their predecessors in two ways. One difference was that they had lost their numerical supremacy of the previous century. At the time of the 1690 Revolution, there were 21 Jesuits in Scotland, but only 18 secular priests. In the eighteenth century, however, the Jesuits were always outnumbered by the seculars, Jesuit strength being never more than 15, but usually smaller. Another difference was more significant. Before the Revolution, there were two parallel missions, one Jesuit and one secular, wheras after 1694, there was only one mission under the jurisdiction of the Vicar Apostolic. This union was not achieved with several missions, but it is to the great credit of the Jesuits that they put their missionary work above personal ambitions, and generally accepted the authority of the Bishop. It was harder for them than for the seculars, because they had been used to Jesuit independence, and the bishop was from the secular clergy. Inevitably friction occured.
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- Page Range:
- 80-100
- ISSN:
- 1745-52190020-157x
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