Abstract/Sommario: The secularization of Cuban society finished after the signature of the "Concordat" between Spain and the Holy See in 1851 , when the religious orders were authorized to return to the island. The Franciscans did not do it until 1887, experiencing since then a constant growth in presence and pastoral activity from the independence of the island up to the victory of the revolution castrista in 1959. The labor of Franciscans emphasizes in the fields of the elementary education, the soci ...; [Leggi tutto...]
The secularization of Cuban society finished after the signature of the "Concordat" between Spain and the Holy See in 1851 , when the religious orders were authorized to return to the island. The Franciscans did not do it until 1887, experiencing since then a constant growth in presence and pastoral activity from the independence of the island up to the victory of the revolution castrista in 1959. The labor of Franciscans emphasizes in the fields of the elementary education, the social assistance and the spiritual direction of the lay catholic associations, especially the 'Accion catolica'