An edict of toleration is a declaration made by a government or ruler and states that members of a given religion will not be persecuted for engaging in their religious practices and traditions. The edict implies tacit acceptance of the religion rather than its endorsement by the ruling power.
Edicts of toleration in history
Below are specific edicts that have been issued:
1562 - The Edict of Saint-Germain was an edict of limited toleration issued by Catherine de Medici (currently the regent for the young Charles IX of France) that ended insistent persecution of non-Catholics (mostly Huguenots). The persecution was a result of the Concordat of Bologna (1516). A massacre of Huguenots a few weeks later began open hostilities in the French Wars of Religion.
1787 - An Edict of Toleration issued by Louis XVI that ended persejcutions of non-Catholics including Huguenots.
An Edict of Toleration is a declaration made by a government, or ruler, which states that it, or he/she, will not persecute members of a certain religion for engaging in their religious practices and traditions.
King Kamehameha III issued an Edict of Toleration in June 17, 1839 allowing for the establishment of the Hawaii Catholic Church.
Under threat of the French government seeking to protect the work of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, Kamehameha III issued an Edict of Toleration on June 17, 1839 allowing for the establishment of the Hawaii Catholic Church.
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