Benedictines vow to stay at Spanish civil war site
Benedictines vow to stay at Spanish civil war site The monks have long overseen the site, located in the Valley of the Fallen near Madrid Updated: July 23, 2021 05:04 AM GMT Trending The Valley of the Fallen, located in the municipality of San Lorenzo de El Escorial in Spain, is both a memorial and basilica conceived by former dictator General Franco, who is buried within the mountain. (Photo: Wikipedia) A community of Benedictine monks has vowed to continue ministering at a Spanish civil war memorial marked by a 460-foot cross despite a bill pending in parliament that would ban expressio...
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