The Spanish Civil War. JoeBlonde on Oct 14, 2015 Spanish Civil War (1936–39) During the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939, and especially in the early months of the conflict, individual clergymen were …More
The Spanish Civil War.
JoeBlonde on Oct 14, 2015 Spanish Civil War (1936–39) During the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939, and especially in the early months of the conflict, individual clergymen were executed while entire religious communities were persecuted, leading to a death toll of 13 bishops, 4,172 diocesan priests and seminarists, 2,364 monks and friars and 283 nuns, for a total of 6,832 clerical victims, as part of what is referred to as Spain's Red Terror.[2]
JoeBlonde on Oct 14, 2015 Spanish Civil War (1936–39) During the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939, and especially in the early months of the conflict, individual clergymen were executed while entire religious communities were persecuted, leading to a death toll of 13 bishops, 4,172 diocesan priests and seminarists, 2,364 monks and friars and 283 nuns, for a total of 6,832 clerical victims, as part of what is referred to as Spain's Red Terror.[2]