La diplomatie religieuse officieuse de la France à l’égard du Saint-Siège (1914-1918)
Despite the severing of diplomatic relations with the Holy See in 1904 and the subsequent law separating Church and State (1905), secular republican France continued to maintain unofficial links with the Vatican during the Great War, while most of the belligerent states had official representatives...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | fra |
| Published: |
Laboratoire de Recherche Historique Rhône-Alpes (LARHRA UMR 5190)
2025-04-01
|
| Series: | Chrétiens et Sociétés |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/chretienssocietes/11314 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1850266604826263552 |
|---|---|
| author | Xavier Boniface |
| author_facet | Xavier Boniface |
| author_sort | Xavier Boniface |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Despite the severing of diplomatic relations with the Holy See in 1904 and the subsequent law separating Church and State (1905), secular republican France continued to maintain unofficial links with the Vatican during the Great War, while most of the belligerent states had official representatives there. The visits made to Rome in this capacity in 1915 by Gabriel Hanotaux and then by Mgr Alfred Baudrillart illustrate this unofficial form of French diplomacy and bear witness to its politico-religious concerns. However, these visits did not result in any concrete measures to promote the resumption of diplomatic relations or peace. On the other hand, these trips have made it possible to maintain contact, exchange information, try to dispel misunderstandings and highlight similarities, thus familiarising the French government with religious and Vatican issues. They also created a favourable climate, which benefited the Briand cabinet, appointed on 29 October 1915. For the Holy See, this provided a broader understanding of France's positions. Above all, these visits showed the usefulness, but also the limits, of unofficial diplomacy, justified by the interests of the moment and their religious implications. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-4bf3238502bb43cebceabe4fd3ea3f03 |
| institution | OA Journals |
| issn | 2267-7143 1965-0809 |
| language | fra |
| publishDate | 2025-04-01 |
| publisher | Laboratoire de Recherche Historique Rhône-Alpes (LARHRA UMR 5190) |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Chrétiens et Sociétés |
| spelling | doaj-art-4bf3238502bb43cebceabe4fd3ea3f032025-08-20T01:54:07ZfraLaboratoire de Recherche Historique Rhône-Alpes (LARHRA UMR 5190)Chrétiens et Sociétés2267-71431965-08092025-04-013110911910.4000/13v2tLa diplomatie religieuse officieuse de la France à l’égard du Saint-Siège (1914-1918)Xavier BonifaceDespite the severing of diplomatic relations with the Holy See in 1904 and the subsequent law separating Church and State (1905), secular republican France continued to maintain unofficial links with the Vatican during the Great War, while most of the belligerent states had official representatives there. The visits made to Rome in this capacity in 1915 by Gabriel Hanotaux and then by Mgr Alfred Baudrillart illustrate this unofficial form of French diplomacy and bear witness to its politico-religious concerns. However, these visits did not result in any concrete measures to promote the resumption of diplomatic relations or peace. On the other hand, these trips have made it possible to maintain contact, exchange information, try to dispel misunderstandings and highlight similarities, thus familiarising the French government with religious and Vatican issues. They also created a favourable climate, which benefited the Briand cabinet, appointed on 29 October 1915. For the Holy See, this provided a broader understanding of France's positions. Above all, these visits showed the usefulness, but also the limits, of unofficial diplomacy, justified by the interests of the moment and their religious implications.https://journals.openedition.org/chretienssocietes/11314Hanotaux (Gabriel)Baudrillart (Alfred)Holy SeeBenedict XVGasparri (Pietro) |
| spellingShingle | Xavier Boniface La diplomatie religieuse officieuse de la France à l’égard du Saint-Siège (1914-1918) Chrétiens et Sociétés Hanotaux (Gabriel) Baudrillart (Alfred) Holy See Benedict XV Gasparri (Pietro) |
| title | La diplomatie religieuse officieuse de la France à l’égard du Saint-Siège (1914-1918) |
| title_full | La diplomatie religieuse officieuse de la France à l’égard du Saint-Siège (1914-1918) |
| title_fullStr | La diplomatie religieuse officieuse de la France à l’égard du Saint-Siège (1914-1918) |
| title_full_unstemmed | La diplomatie religieuse officieuse de la France à l’égard du Saint-Siège (1914-1918) |
| title_short | La diplomatie religieuse officieuse de la France à l’égard du Saint-Siège (1914-1918) |
| title_sort | la diplomatie religieuse officieuse de la france a l egard du saint siege 1914 1918 |
| topic | Hanotaux (Gabriel) Baudrillart (Alfred) Holy See Benedict XV Gasparri (Pietro) |
| url | https://journals.openedition.org/chretienssocietes/11314 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT xavierboniface ladiplomatiereligieuseofficieusedelafrancealegarddusaintsiege19141918 |