Ferdinand Foch : généralissime contesté élevé à la dignité de Field Marshal

This particular facet of the relationship between the French military and the Catholic rite of the Christian religion goes back to middle ages, when each trade found itself a patron saint. Since the Second World War, arms, corps and services have chosen their own official patron saint. While the Fre...

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Auteur principal: Greenhalgh, Elisabeth
Format: Article ou chapitre numérique
Langue:Français
Publié: 2018
Accès en ligne:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Résumé:This particular facet of the relationship between the French military and the Catholic rite of the Christian religion goes back to middle ages, when each trade found itself a patron saint. Since the Second World War, arms, corps and services have chosen their own official patron saint. While the French Republic embrace religious freedom and respect the separation between church and state, on patron saint’s days, military traditions, folk customs and religious rituals mix.