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Abstract

THE HIGHEST APPROVED REGULATION OF THE COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS “ON THE PROCEDURE FOR CENSORING MANUSCRIPTS OF SERMONS PREACHED IN ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCHES” AS AN INSTRUMENT OF CONTROL OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH IN THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE

This article attempts to trace the Russian imperial policy towards the Roman Catholic Church through the lens of a normative and legal document from the times of the Russian Empire – the Highest Approved Regulation of the Committee of Ministers “On the procedure for censoring manuscripts of sermons preached in Roman Catholic churches”. This document established control of the Church by introducing censorship, and thus interfering with the process of preparing, censoring and approving sermons written by the Roman Catholic clergy.