Kyrkogångsplikt (literally 'church attendance duty') was the legal obligation of the population in Sweden to attend weekly mass.
The obligation to attend church was abolished in Sweden with the 1809 Instrument of Government, but continued in Finland for some time. At the same time, the formal compulsion to take communion ended. The abolition thus marked a first step towards religious freedom in Sweden.
See also
- Conventicle Act (Sweden) – law outlawing religious meetings other than those of the state church
- Kyrkoplikt – a historical form of punishment
References
Notes
- Skagerberg, Jorun. "Kyrkstigar i Roslagen: I historiens hovspår" (PDF). Ridled Roslagen. 2013-2197 (in Swedish). Ridled Roslagen. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-13.
- Sahlberg, Pär-Axel (1997-04-02). "Till statsrådet och chefen för Kulturdepartementet". Regeringen.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2021-12-16. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
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