Jan De Volder Cardinal Mercier in the first world war

Belgium, Germany and the catholic church

Church leaders and their contrasting opinions in the face of the Great War Cardinal Désiré-Joseph Mercier, Archbishop of Malines, was the incarnation of the Belgian resistance against the German occupation during the First World War. With his famous pastoral letter of Christmas 1914 'Patriotisme et Endurance' he reached a wide audience, and gained international influence and respect. Mercier's distinct patriotic stance clearly determined his views of national politics, especially of the 'Flemish...

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Engels | PDF, 10 MB | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2018

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