Abstract
The Second Vatican Council influenced on the apostolate of most of the religious orders and congregations devoted to education. The need to adequate themselves to the new educational statements that were promoted through the Council Documents will bring about significant changes in their pedagogical premises. The aim of this article is to show how this process was managed by two well-known religious congregations in the Basque Country: De La Salle Brothers and the Vedruna Sisters. To analyse this case, we have used primary sources from the archives of both congregations where the process of accommodation to Vatican II is brought to light. In conclusion, it can be highlighted that an internal renovation happened according to the religious premises, and some pedagogical renewal aspects took place concerning the importance of the Basque language and culture, teacher training, and the option for the poor.
Highlights
The Second Vatican Council influenced on the apostolate of most of the religious orders and congregations devoted to education
The need to adequate themselves to the new educational statements that were promoted through the Council Documents will bring about significant changes in their pedagogical premises
The aim of this article is to show how this process was managed by two well-known religious congregations in the Basque Country: De La Salle Brothers and the Vedruna Sisters
Summary
Los trabajos sobre las consecuencias del Concilio Vaticano II son suficientemente conocidos (Lamb y Levering, 2008; Unzueta, 1995; Ruiz de Galarreta, 2012; Escudero, 2014). En estos tres primeros Capítulos de Distrito que, por cierto, tienen una línea de continuidad temporal apreciable (1968-1974), los temas básicos de sus conclusiones giraron sobre aspectos cuya trascendencia no podemos soslayar, si tenemos presente lo que en esos años estaba ocurriendo en nuestro entorno, tanto por lo que respecta a la situación política en la que se vivía, como por los planteamientos religiosos que subyacían y, por supuesto, por las reformas educativas que se estaban llevando a cabo en los centros educativos, con motivo de la aplicación de la Ley General de Educación de 1970, que tuvo como consecuencia el cierre de varios centros en Gipuzkoa. Nos parece importante resaltar que, en estos años, se fragua una nueva orientación dentro de La Salle en el País Vasco, cuyo punto de partida podemos encontrarlo en el Capítulo General de 1966, consecuencia, a su vez, de las aportaciones trascendentales que supuso la conclusión del Concilio Ecuménico Vaticano II
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