Which side were Opus Dei members on in the Spanish Civil War?

Tags: Spanish Civil War, History, Opus Dei, Franco, Josemaria Escriva

Out of the few people who belonged to Opus Dei at that time, a number were imprisoned in the course of the Spanish Civil War. Most of the others, like any male civilians of military age, were conscripted into the army of the side in whose territory they happened to be on the outbreak of the Civil War. In other words it was basically geographical location that decided which side of the conflict someone was on – except when people escaped from one side to the other themselves.

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Historical Notes Introduction
Was the Escriva family well off or short of money?
What sort of childhood did Josemaria Escriva have?
Why did Josemaria’s father’s business fail?
If Opus Dei had no members till the 1930s, why did Josemaria Escriva say it was founded in 1928?
What difficulties did Opus Dei meet with at the start?
What kind of people did Father Josemaria Escriva work with in Opus Dei’s early years?
What was Father Josemaria Escriva’s attitude towards the Second Spanish Republic?
What was Father Josemaria Escriva’s reaction to the attempted military coup of July 18, 1936?
Where did the first Opus Dei members stand politically?
Is it true that another priest was killed by mistake for Father Josemaria Escriva?
Why did Father Josemaria go into hiding?
How did Father Josemaria exercise his priesthood during the Spanish Civil War?
How and why did Father Josemaria decide to escape across the Pyrenees Mountains?
Why Burgos?
Which side were Opus Dei members on in the Spanish Civil War?
What did Father Josemaria think of Franco and his activities during the Spanish Civil War?
What contact did Father Josemaria have with the Franco regime?
What did Father Josemaria say about the reprisals carried out by Franco’s followers during the Spanish Civil War?
What did Father Josemaria think of Hitler and the Nazis?