Raúl Mínguez Blasco
University of the Basque Country/ Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (EHU/UPV), Historia Contemporánea, Post-Doc
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University of the Basque Country/ Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (EHU/UPV), Historia Contemporánea, Post-Doc
As it happened in
other Catholic countries around, mid 19th century Spain experienced a
multi-faceted process of religious feminization whose more evident
characteristic was the emergence of many female active life
congregations. Mainly dedicated to educative and charitable activities
and with a more flexible and centralised organization than one in
enclosed orders, these congregations contributed to renew the obsolete
structures of the Spanish Catholic Church, which did not feel
comfortable before the progressive consolidation of Liberalism and its
cultural values. After a brief analysis...VER
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