Vol. 13/2019 – José Orlandis (1918-2010): biographie et historiographie

ABSTRACT: français
L’historien José Orlandis (1918-2010) intègre l’Opus Dei en 1939 et il est ordonné prêtre dix ans plus tard. Il participe à la Guerre civile espagnole et il vit la Seconde Guerre mondiale à Rome, où il facilite la reconnaissance de l’Opus Dei par le Saint-Siège. Ses relations, souvent épistolaires, avec Josémaria Escriva sont suivies. Professeur d’histoire du droit aux Universités de Saragosse et de Navarre, il est l’auteur d’une œuvre importante sur l’Espagne wisigothique qui lui vaut la reconnaissance des ses collègues médiévistes, comme Claudio Sánchez-Albornoz ; il entretient avec eux une correspondance suivie. Il a écrit également plusieurs livres sur l’histoire de l’Église, y compris récente, mais aussi sur la spiritualité en syntonie avec ses tâches pastorales. Il pratique de même l’autobiographie. Sur le plan historiographique, son œuvre oscille entre le positivisme et la phénoménologie selon le public auquel il s’adresse, soit de spécialistes, soit bien plus large.

Palabras clave: José Orlandis – Josémaria Escriva – Opus Dei – historiographie – Espagne wisigothique – Claudio Sánchez-Albornoz – autobiographie

ABSTRACT: english
The historian José Orlandis (1918-2010) joined Opus Dei in 1939 and was ordained a priest ten years later. He was involved in the Spanish Civil War and he lived in Rome during the Second World War, where he was able to assist with the recognition of Opus Dei by the Holy See. Throughout his life he was in constant contact, particularly by letter, with Josemaría Escrivá. He was professor of History of Law at the Universities of Saragossa and Navarre; he is author of important work on Visigothic Spain that was well received by his medievalist colleagues, such as Claudio Sánchez-Albornoz, with whom he maintained an ongoing correspondence. He also wrote several books on the history of the Church, including recent history, as well as on spirituality, in harmony with his pastoral tasks. Likewise he wrote his memoirs. From the historiographic point of view, his work fluctuates between positivism and phenomenology depending on his audience, which could consist of specialists or be made up of a much wider group.

Keywords: José Orlandis – Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer – Opus Dei – historiography – Visigothic Spain – Claudio Sánchez-Albornoz – autobiography