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  UTRECHT - LoveToKnow Article on UTRECHT   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
In 1583 the chapter elected Sasbold Vosmeer, Catholic priest at the Hague, vicar-general; the election was confirmed in 1590 by the papal nuncio at Brussels, and in 1602 Vosmeer was consecrated at Rome archbishop of Philippi in partibus.
Utrecht is the seat of a university, and of a Roman Catholic archbishopric.
The manor of Zuilen on the Vecht, four miles north-west of Utrecht, was partly held in fief from this abbey and partly from the bishops of Utrecht.
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 Utrecht (city) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Utrecht is a municipality and the capital city of the Dutch province of Utrecht.
Utrecht is famous for the Dom Tower of Utrecht and the canal structure in the inner city.
Utrecht is also home to two other large institutions of higher education: the HvU University of Professional Education Utrecht (30,000 students), and the HKU Utrecht School of the Arts (3,000 students).
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 UTRECHT - LoveToKnow Article on UTRECHT
The see was founded in 722 by St Willibrord, and the diocese thus formed, saving for a short time when it was an archbishopric, was subordinate to the see of Cologne.
The chapter of the see was secularized, and out of the members of the five colleges a certain number, known.
Bishop Godebald (1122-1127) granted to the inhabitants of Utrecht and of Muiden, the neighboring port on the Zuider Zee, their first privileges, which were confirmed on the 22nd of June 1122 by the emperor Henry V., who died at Utrecht in 1125.
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 Old Catholic Church - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Union of Utrecht consists of the Dutch Church of Utrecht (see: Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands), the Old Catholic Church in Germany, the Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland, and similar movements in Austria, the Czech Republic, and elsewhere, organized into the Utrecht Union.
The Utrecht Union is in full communion with the Anglican Communion, as per the Bonn Agreement of 1931 [1].
Thereafter in the Netherlands the Utrecht hierarchy was referred to as the "Old Catholic Church", to distinguish it from the "new" Catholic Church established by the Pope.
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 UTRECHT (TOWN) - LoveToKnow Article on UTRECHT (TOWN)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The adhesion of Utrecht to the party of revolt was the work of the aristocratic party, and the critical state of affairs made it for a while dominant in the town.
At Utrecht the treaty which closed the War of the Spanish Successiop was signed on the 11th of April 1713.
UTRECHT, TREATY OF, the general name given to the important series of treaties which in 1713 and 1714 concluded the great European war of the Spanish Succession (q.v.), and by which inter alia England obtained possession of, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and Gibraltar.
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Archdiocese of Utrecht
Consequently the Holy See frequently interfered in the election, and after the middle of the fourteenth century repeatedly appointed the bishop directly without regard to the five chapters.
Thus Utrecht came under the sovereignty of the Hapsburgs; the chapters voluntarily transferred their right of electing the bishop to Charles V, and Pope Clement VII gave his consent to the proceeding.
Utrecht was taken from Cologne, of which it had been a suffragan, and raised to the rank of an archdiocese and metropolitan see.
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 UTRECHT - Online Information article about UTRECHT
foundation in Utrecht are the Pieterskerk and the Janskerk.
fief from this abbey and partly from the bishops of Utrecht.
All through the 13th century a continual struggle went on, but at last the gilds were victorious and were able to secure in the Gildebrief of 1304, confirmed by the bishop in 1305, a new constitution for the city.
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 EPISCOPACY - LoveToKnow Article on EPISCOPACY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Within the Roman Catholic Church the high doctrine of episcopacy contiliued to be maintained by the Gallicans and Febronians (see GALLICANISM and FEBRONIANISM) as against the claims See Bishop C. Gore, The Church and the MinIstry (1887).
Febronius, indeed, was in favor of a frank recognition of this national basis of ecclesiastical organization, and saw in Episcopacy the best means of reuniting the dissidents to the Catholic Church, which was to consist, as it were, of a free federation of episcopal churches under the presidency of the bishop of Rome.
But religious people could hardly be expected to see in the worldly prince-bishops of the Empire, or the wealthy courtier-prelates of France, the trustees of the apostolical tradition.
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 Heartland Old Catholic Church - Our History
As was common prior to the Reformation, the See of Utrecht became a temporal as well as religious authority, controlling a large amount of territory.
The controversy between the Sees of Rome and Utrecht was therefore of canon law versus papal fiat, not the heresy of predestination.
It acknowledges that efforts by the See of Utrecht to reconcile with Rome throughout the 18th century "were frustrated chiefly by divergent views concerning ecclesiastical law." This had always been the reason for the conflict, not the heresy of predestination.
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 Utrecht - SCU   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Utrecht is the 4th city of the Netherlands (after Amsterdam, The Hague and Rotterdam) and has around 270 thousands inhabitants.
Utrecht is the most important dioces of The Netherlands, the only archdioces.
Due to the position of Utrecht (it lies in the middle of The Netherlands); the city is also attractive to companies and all together this makes Utrecht a wonderful town.
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 Episcopi vagantes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Many episcopi vagantes claim succession from the Old Catholic See of Utrecht, or from Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, or Eastern-Rite Catholic churches; others from Roman Catholic bishops that have consecrated their own bishops after disputes with the Vatican.
According to the normative position of Roman Catholicism, the consecration of a bishop is valid, even if outside the forms and norms of the church, so long as the bishop is in an indisputable line of succession of bishops dating back to the Apostles and the rites of consecration are properly performed (see Apostolic succession).
see also "Episcopi Vagantes and the Challenge to Catholic Ministry" an MA thesis by James Ford, Pacific School of Religion, Berkeley, California, 1991.
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 HKU Utrecht School of the Arts > Prospective Students > Exchange students > Pre-arrival information > ...
Utrecht School of the Arts (HKU) is one of the largest art and culture-oriented educational universities in Europe with almost 3000 students, and approximately 100 Bachelor- and Master of Arts courses.
Utrecht School of the Arts is in the middle of the cultural and student life of Utrecht.
Utrecht School of the Arts is divided into five faculties.The faculties are in turn divided into schools, with each school offering a number of courses or pathways.
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 FRISIANS - LoveToKnow Article on FRISIANS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The see of Utrecht founded by Willibrord has remained the chief see of the Northern Netherlands from his day to our own.
The history of West Frisia gradually loses itself in that of the countship of Holland and the see of Utrecht (see HOLLAND and UTRECIJT).
The province of Friesland was one of the seven provinces which by the treaty known as the Union of Utrecht bound themselves together to resist the tyranny of Spain.
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 An Historic Overview of the Old Catholic Church
Willibrord, the Apostle of the Netherlands was consecrated to the Episcopacy by Pope Sergius I in 696 at Rome.
Believing the suspension of their Archbishop to be an unprecedented injustice, those left in charge refused to acquiesce in it, and maintained not only the wrongfulness of the action, but also their unassailable right to choose a successor to Codde, and refused to recognize the person whom Pope Clement wished to thrust upon them.
In the course of that year and the next, the entire body of theologians and canonists of the University agreed that the rights of the Chapter of Utrecht had been violated and the actions against it were not only contrary to church law but also null and void.
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 UTRECHT, TREATY OF - Online Information article about UTRECHT, TREATY OF
Other treaties were signed at Utrecht between Spain and the allies, Philip now concluding these as the recognized and lawful king of Spain.
On the 13th of July 1713 a treaty was signed between England and Spain, which embodied certain commercial arrangements previously made between the two countries.
Baden, where, on the 7th of September 1714, the treaty of Baden, the last of the treaties included in the general peace of Utrecht, was signed.
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 Spanish Succession, War of the. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
The conflict in America corresponding to the period of the War of the Spanish Succession was known as Queen Anne’s War (see French and Indian Wars).
The year 1706 was marked by Eugene’s victory at Turin, which resulted in French evacuation of N Italy, and by Marlborough’s triumph at Ramillies (see Ramillies, battle of), which compelled the French to retreat in the Low Countries.
Seriously weakened by the defection of his allies, the emperor finally consented in 1714 to the treaties of Rastatt and of Baden, which complemented the general settlement (see Utrecht, Peace of).
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Boniface
About the same time the See of Cologne became vacant through the death of Ragenfried, and it was the intention of Boniface as well as the wish of Pope Zachary to make this his archiepiscopal see, but the clergy opposed.
The new archdiocese comprised the dioceses of Tongem, Cologne, Worms, Speyer, Utrecht, and the dioceses erected by Boniface himself: Buraburg, Eichstätt, Erfurt, and Würzburg.
The body was taken to Utrecht, afterwards through the influence of Lullus removed to Mainz, and later, according to a wish expressed by the saint himself during his lifetime, to the Abbey of Fulda.
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 Old Catholic List Archive and Email options   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The 4th Lateran Council confirms that the See of Utrecht is autonomous.
1422 A.D. The canons of Utrecht elect Rudolph of Diepholt to succeed the deceased Archbishop Frederick of Blankenhem.
The province of Overijssel, of which Twente is a part, were discharged from their allegiance to the bishop of Utrecht, and Charles V became lord of Overijssel and owner of all episcopal belongings.
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 Old Roman Catholic Church History
Introduction: While the ACCA is not jurisdictionally connected with the Old Roman Catholic Church, both share apostolic sucession from the Old Catholic See of Utrecht, and the ACCA regards her with sisterly affection and her clergy as fellow-laborers in the vineyard of the Lord.
Willibrord, the Apostle of the Netherlands was consecrated to the Episcopacy by Pope Sergius I in 696 A.D. at Rome.
In the course of that year and the next, the entire body of theologians and canonists of the University agreed that the rights of the Chapter of Utrecht had been violated and the actions against it were not only contrary to church law but null and void.
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Utrecht is also a city steeped in history, with its State University dating from 1636, the Conservatory from 1947 and the State Archives created in 1843.
It was at Utrecht that the treaties collectively known as the Peace of Utrecht were signed between 1713 and 1715, putting an end to the War of the Spanish Succession.
The Reds, who benefit from one of the most active supporters’ clubs in the country, lived their glory days during the 1980s when they were among the top teams in the domestic league.
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 Utrecht Hotels, Accommodation in the Netherlands
Utrecht is a central Dutch city with a long history.
Utrecht is a centre of finance, traffic and manufacturing industries, mainly machinery...
De Uithof, which is the campus of Utrecht University on the outskirts of Utrecht, near the stadium of FC Utrecht.
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 St. Willibrord of Utrecht   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The see’s involvement increased with the rivalry between the Holy Roman Empire and Hapsburg Spain in 17th and 18th centuries.
It was during this time that the see was elevated to the status of Archdiocese (a move that was intended to increase the Vatican's position within the political rivalries of the region).
Though the successive claimants to the see of Utrecht maintained the Catholic faith, the influence of Protestant theology had its effect.
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 The Place of the Old Catholics in the Work of Unity
THE Old Catholic churches are seven small autocephalous churches in communion with the ancient see of Utrecht, which was founded by St. Willibrord in 697, and was excommunicated by Rome early in the eighteenth century.
Their separate position is the result of three movements in different periods and countries; the struggle between the See of Utrecht and the Jesuits; the revolt in Germany and other countries against the Vatican Council; later "Los von Rom" movements in South-Eastern Europe and in America.
A series of tableaux was given in the theatre, illustrating the history of the See of Utrecht from the mission of St. Willibrord, of whom the present Archbishop, Mgr.
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 The Old Catholic Church
This further demonstrated the independence of the See of Utrecht.
Eventually the Archbishop of Utrecht reached an informal agreement with the civil government allowing the Dutch Church to function openly without interference from the reformists.
The Archbishop of Utrecht, later, consecrated Father Arnold H. Mathew, a former Roman Catholic priest, as Regionary Bishop for England.
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Conrad of Utrecht
When the excommunicated Bishop William of Utrecht died in 1076, the emperor gave the episcopal See of Utrecht to Conrad, who, like his predecessor, sided with Henry IV in his conflicts with Gregory VII, and at the Synod of Brixen in 1080 even condemned the pope as a heretic.
Conrad is the founder and architect of the collegiate church of Notre-Dame at Utrecht.
Hefele (Conciliengeschichte, V, 180, note) is of the opinion that the discourse is falsely attributed to Conrad of Utrecht, and that Aventinus himself is the author.
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 Things to See
This magnificent old sandstone church was consecrated on April 2, 1893 during the ministry of Rev. H.L. Neethling the first moderator of the "Nederduitche Hervormde or Gereformeerde Kerk".
One of the most famous foreigners who fought with the Boer forces during the second Anglo Boer War, was Capt. Leo Pokrowsky, a Pole who was an officer in the Russian army.
He was the first Landdrost and was also a member of the Transvaal Volksraad for the Utrecht district.
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 Definition of Union of Utrecht - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The Union of Utrecht (Dutch: Unie van Utrecht) is a treaty signed on January 23, 1579 in Utrecht, the Netherlands, unifying the northern provinces of the Netherlands, until then under control of Spain.
The Union of Utrecht is regarded as the foundation of the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands, which was not recognised internationally until the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 ended the Eighty Years' War.
The treaty was signed on January 23 by Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht (but not entire Utrecht) and the province (but not the city) of Groningen.
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 Willibrord of Utrecht, Archbishop and Missionary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Willibrord, first Archbishop of Utrecht, is one of the missionaries sent out by the Anglo-Saxon Christians about a century after they had themselves been Christianized by missionaries in the south and east of England from Rome and the Continent, and in the north and west from the Celtic peoples of Scotland, Ireland, and Wales.
Willibrord is a symbol of ties between the Christians of England and those of Holland.
Today the historic See of Utrecht is in full communion with the Church of England.
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 Jaarbeurs Utrecht - plans for new development
At the Jaarbeurs premises, the coming years, among other things a hotel with 250 beds and a multiplex cinema with 15 theatres will be build.
The building plans at the Jaarbeurs premises are part of the plans for the renovation of the station area in the city centre of Utrecht.
For more information about the station area, see www.utrecht.nl/stationsgebied.
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