Description
During World War I, many of the German Franciscans became involved in the war events: as soldiers, paramedics or military chaplains. Some of their convents served as hospitals. Therefore, it became more and more difficult to maintain the ordinary religious observances, and some habits adopted during the war (smoking, use of money…) led to lasting changes in the individual life style of the friars. Most of the German Franciscans were far from any pacifistic attitude which would have questioned the war as such. These and more topics are treated in this short survey, making use of contemporary sources.
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