The Church in the first biennium of the Second Republic. The implementation of religious measures in the archdiocese of Seville (1931-1933)
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Contemporary History, First Biennium, Second Spanish Republic, Roman Catholic Church, Eustaquio Ilundain, Seville.Abstract
The reformation project of the young Spanish Republican democracy of 1931 was focused on religion. During the First Biennium of the Second Spanish Republic (1931-1933), several laws were passed in order to drive Spain to modern times through taking the Church’s control out of the society. This gave birth to an important Roman Catholic opposition movement. Beyond the political claims for revocation, the Church had no other option than to adapt to the new legal frame.
This work studies this adaptation and shows how both the congregation and the lower clergy reacted to these measures destined to make the Church in Spain feel less comfortably within the estate stratums. We will see how the First Republican Biennium was far more than bishops, lower clergy and Roman Catholic devouts trying to revert these measures affecting parishes.
In this paper, we will take a deep look at the Archdiocese of Seville, which at that time was leaded by Cardinal Eustaquio Ilundain, the only Spanish cardinal, and Vidal y Barraquer, Archbishop of Tarragona.
Enviado el (Submission Date): 14/03/2024
Aceptado el (Acceptance Date): 8/05/2024
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