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Original scientific paper

SOME FORMS OF REPRESSION OF CATHOLIC CHURCH IN HERZEGOVINA RIGHT AFTER THE SECOND WORLD WAR

Marina Beus ; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Mostar


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Abstract

The paper gives an overview of the Catholic Church position in Herzegovina
in the period after the Second World War till 1960s. The author
speaks about the general state of the Catholic Church in the mentioned
period. She also follows phases and repressive measures undertaken by
the communist authorities in accordance to their ideology. They were
taking over their material properties, abolishing religious schools, religious
instructions, laws on marriage and register books, what denied the
right of Church to issue public identification papers.

Keywords

Catholic Church; Herzegovina; communist prosecution; priests’ suffering

Hrčak ID:

228621

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/228621

Publication date:

11.12.2012.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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