Temporalities, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 9 relations: Bishop, Hochstift, Holy Roman Emperor, Holy Roman Empire, Imperial Estate, Investiture Controversy, Middle Ages, Spiritualities, Stift.

2. Catholic Church and finance
3. Catholic canon law of property

Bishop

A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.

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Hochstift

In the Holy Roman Empire, the German term Hochstift (plural) referred to the territory ruled by a bishop as a prince (i.e. prince-bishop), as opposed to his diocese, generally much larger and over which he exercised only spiritual authority. Temporalities and Hochstift are Catholic Church and finance.

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Holy Roman Emperor

The Holy Roman Emperor, originally and officially the Emperor of the Romans (Imperator Romanorum, Kaiser der Römer) during the Middle Ages, and also known as the Roman-German Emperor since the early modern period (Imperator Germanorum, Roman-German emperor), was the ruler and head of state of the Holy Roman Empire.

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Holy Roman Empire

The Holy Roman Empire, also known as the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation after 1512, was a polity in Central and Western Europe, usually headed by the Holy Roman Emperor.

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Imperial Estate

An Imperial Estate (Status Imperii; Reichsstand, plural: Reichsstände) was a part of the Holy Roman Empire with representation and the right to vote in the Imperial Diet (Reichstag).

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Investiture Controversy

The Investiture Controversy or Investiture Contest (Investiturstreit) was a conflict between the Church and the state in medieval Europe over the ability to choose and install bishops (investiture) and abbots of monasteries and the pope himself.

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Middle Ages

In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.

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Spiritualities

Spiritualities is a term, often used in the Middle Ages, that refers to the income sources of a diocese or other ecclesiastical establishment that came from tithes.

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Stift

The term (sticht) is derived from the verb (to donate) and originally meant 'a donation'.

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See also

Catholic Church and finance

• Altarage
• Bank im Bistum Essen
• Benefice
• CajaSur
• Cathedraticum
• Catholic charities
• Chop-church
• Church tax
• Episcopal subsidy
• Fabrica ecclesiae
• Hochstift
• Indulgence
• Just price
• Mass stipend
• Mense
• Pax-Bank
• Peter's Pence
• Pouillé (ecclesiastical register)
• Precarium
• Steyler Bank
• Temporalities
• Treaties between the Republic of Croatia and the Holy See

Catholic canon law of property

• Administrator (of ecclesiastical property)
• Altarage
• Benefice
• Cathedraticum
• Connecticut Raised Bill 1098
• Contract (Catholic canon law)
• Donation (Catholic canon law)
• Ecclesiastical property in the United States
• Mass stipend
• Temporalities
• Trusteeism

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temporalities

Also known as Temporality (ecclesiastical).