!!!Toleranzpatent

The Edict of Tolerance (German: Toleranzpatent; also referred to as: 
Edict of Toleration. Patent of Tolerance, Toleration Patent) is a law 
promulgated by Joseph II on October 13, 1781 granting 
freedom of worship to non-Roman Catholic Christians (e.g. Protestant 
Church, Greek Orthodox Church). It also regulated the building and 
maintenance of schools and churches: non-Roman Catholic communities 
(with more than 100 members who lived within one hour´s walking 
distance) were given the right to build schools and churches but 
without bells and without direct access from the street. In the Edict 
of Toleration of January 2, 1782 Joseph II regulated 
the status of  Jews in the Habsburg territories, granting them freedom 
of worship and freeing them from many discriminatory restrictions. 
This edict was part of important reforms introduced by Joseph II 
( Josephinism) and led to improved economic conditions of the Jews.

!Literature
P. F. Barton (ed.), Im Zeichen der Toleranz, 1981.


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