The Lutheran and Roman Catholic Churches in Latvia

Solveiga Krūmiņa-Koņkova

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-56063-8_9

The Lutheran and Roman Catholic Churches in Latvia

Solveiga Krūmiņa-Koņkova^*

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Institute of Philosophy and Sociology

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Abstract

Before World War II Latvia had several strong traditional religious communities: Lutheran, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Russian Old Believers and Orthodox. After the war, the Soviet regime extended the persecution of these communities eliminating the most disobedient clergymen and church members. The property of religious groups was nationalized, and many parishes were abolished. Even after the repressions, religious communities continued to be active. However, to preserve their faith, they had to seek compromises with the Soviet regime, including with the KGB. The chapter focuses on the two main Christian churches in Latvia, the Roman Catholic Church and the Evangelical Lutheran Church, explaining a nuanced history of their collaboration with the Soviets and the current view of the leaders of both churches on this dark past.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Memory Politics and Transitional Justice
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Pages	179-201
Number of pages	23
ISBN (Print)	9783030560638
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56063-8_9
Publication status	Published - 2021

Publication series

Name	Memory Politics and Transitional Justice
ISSN (Print)	2731-3840
ISSN (Electronic)	2731-3859

OECD Field of Science

6.3 Philosophy, Ethics and Religion

Keywords

Roman Catholic Church in Latvia
Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church
The KGB in the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic

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