A payment made by members of the faith directly to the local church congregation on a voluntary basis or on the basis of a guideline determined by the respective representative assembly; to be distinguished from the church tax, the proceeds of which initially flow to the respective higher authority (regional church, diocese). – Formerly a payment in cash to the church to replace the tithe tax in kind, which had been in force in Germany since the 9th century. – One-time payment to a local church congregation from influxes, sometimes associated with a designated seat in the church building, then also called Platzgeld, Bankgeld, and Sitzgeld. – See indulgence money, confession money, suit money, cathedral money, candle money, oblation, offering money, St. Peter’s penny, place money, procuration money, stole money.
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