Abstract
The Catholic Church provided moral and ideological support to the Franco regime from the outset. One of the elements with which the ecclesial institution counted to achieve this were the processes of beatification and canonization of the “martyrs of the Crusade”. The development of these processes accounts for the development of the ecclesial institution itself during the 20th century in Spain: from the vindication of the “martyrs of the crusade”, in the first postwar period, to the claim of their “martyrs of faith” already in democracy, the Church has adapted its account of the Civil War to the conditions of each historical moment. Keywords: martyrs of the crusade, martyrs of faith, processes of beatification, Spanish transition, historical memory.
Highlights
La Iglesia católica suministró soporte moral e ideológico al régimen franquista prácticamente desde el primer momento
One of the elements with which the ecclesial institution counted to achieve this were the processes of beatification and canonization of the “martyrs of the Crusade”
The development of these processes accounts for the development of the ecclesial institution itself during the 20th century in Spain: from the vindication of the “martyrs of the crusade”, in the first postwar period, to the claim of their “martyrs of faith” already in democracy, the Church has adapted its account of the Civil War to the conditions of each historical moment
Summary
La Iglesia católica suministró soporte moral e ideológico al régimen franquista prácticamente desde el primer momento. El devenir de estos procesos da cuenta del devenir de la propia institución eclesial durante el siglo XX en España: de aquella reivindicación de los “mártires de la cruzada”, en la primera posguerra, a la reivindicación de sus “mártires de la fe” ya en democracia, la Iglesia ha adaptado su relato sobre la Guerra Civil a las condiciones de cada momento histórico.
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