Estudios Franciscanos

Estudios Franciscanos, also known historically as Estudis Franciscans and originally as Revista de Estudios Franciscanos, is a scholarly review concerned with ecclesiastical studies and the history, thought, spirituality, and life of the Franciscan and Capuchin traditions. The publication originated in Catalonia and was founded in 1907 by the Capuchin scholar Miquel d'Esplugues, who also served as its first director. Its initial purpose was partly apologetic, but the review developed into a research periodical serving the intellectual and historical work of the Capuchin provinces connected with the Iberian Capuchin Conference. The review has appeared under several titles reflecting its linguistic and institutional history. It was published as Revista de Estudios Franciscanos from 1907 to 1911, Estudios Franciscanos from 1912 to 1922, Estudis Franciscans from 1923 until publication ceased in 1936, and Estudios Franciscanos again from 1947 onward. The interruption occurred during the period of the Spanish Civil War and its surrounding disruption. Publication resumed after the war, giving the review a continuing role in Franciscan scholarship in the Iberian Peninsula. Its ownership is attributed to the Capuchin Iberic Conference, while its headquarters remain in Catalonia. The periodical is used as a scientific research medium by the Capuchin provinces of Spain and Portugal and is described as one of the principal research reviews associated with those provinces. Its subject matter is not restricted to contributions by members of the order: it gives particular attention to work by Capuchins in the church sciences, while also accepting studies by non-Franciscan and non-Capuchin authors when they directly address Franciscan or Capuchin thought and life. The review publishes research studies, shorter notes and comments, reviews, and notices of books received. It accepts work in the languages spoken within the Iberian Peninsula, including Catalan, Spanish, Portuguese, and other relevant regional languages. Articles in major non-Iberian languages may also be considered when accompanied by a Spanish summary. This multilingual policy reflects both the Catalan origin of the publication and its role across the broader Iberian Capuchin network. Its publication frequency changed over time. It began as a monthly review in 1907, became quarterly in 1927, and adopted a four-monthly rhythm after its postwar revival. In its current form it is issued twice a year, covering January through August and September through December, with approximately 450 pages published annually, or about 150 pages per issue. Exceptional years may produce a single combined issue. The collection has grown to more than seventy-four volumes. In addition to its regular issues, the publication has released specialist commemorative and thematic volumes, including a 1913 tribute to Cardinal Vives y Tutó, a 1924 Thomist miscellany, the 1928 Franciscàlia volume, and a 1935 Lullist miscellany. These publications demonstrate the review's engagement not only with strictly institutional Franciscan history but also with wider Catholic intellectual, theological, and medieval studies. Its stated aims are to develop high-quality research among Capuchin scholars and to disseminate Franciscan thought, history, and spirituality.

Estudios Franciscanos was established in Catalonia in 1907 under the title Revista de Estudios Franciscanos. Its founder, Miquel d'Esplugues, conceived the review with an apologetic purpose, but the publication soon became a vehicle for sustained scholarship on the church and the Franciscan family. In 1912 it adopted the shorter title Estudios Franciscanos. From 1923 to 1936 it was issued under the Catalan title Estudis Franciscans, reflecting the linguistic and cultural setting in which it was founded. The first decades saw a relatively frequent publication schedule. The review began monthly, later moved to quarterly publication in 1927, and continued until it stopped appearing in 1936. Its interruption formed part of the wider political and social instability affecting Spain during the period. Publication resumed in 1947 under the title Estudios Franciscanos, although the historical record also describes the postwar reappearance as beginning in 1948. After the revival, the review adopted a four-monthly schedule and consolidated its role among the Capuchin provinces of the Iberian Peninsula. The publication is owned by the Capuchin Iberic Conference, which brings together the relevant Capuchin provinces of Spain and Portugal. Although its institutional scope is Iberian, its headquarters are in Catalonia. The review serves as a scientific medium for research produced within the Capuchin network and is regarded as one of the principal research reviews associated with the provinces represented in the conference. Its editorial remit includes church sciences, Franciscan and Capuchin history, theology, spirituality, intellectual traditions, and related aspects of religious life. Contributions by Capuchins receive particular emphasis, but the review also publishes work by scholars outside the orders when their studies are directly connected with Franciscan or Capuchin subjects. Regular sections include research studies, notes and comments, book reviews, and listings of received books. Language has been an important part of the review's identity. It publishes in the languages used across the Iberian Peninsula and can consider articles in other major languages when they include a Spanish summary. This approach allows the review to connect Catalan, Spanish, Portuguese, and other Iberian scholarly communities while preserving access to international research. The review has also issued separate special volumes. Among those identified are the 1913 Homenaje al cardenal Vives y Tutó, the 1924 Miscel·lània tomista, the 1928 Franciscàlia, and the 1935 Miscel·lània lul·liana. These works broadened its output beyond ordinary periodical issues and addressed figures or themes of particular importance to Catholic and Franciscan scholarship. In its current form, Estudios Franciscanos is published twice annually, with issues covering January to August and September to December. The annual output is approximately 450 pages, normally divided into issues of about 150 pages, although a combined annual issue may appear in special circumstances. With a collection exceeding seventy-four volumes, the review represents a long-running record of Iberian Franciscan and Capuchin research.

• 2020

  More than seventy-four volumes in the collection

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  The accumulated collection was described as exceeding seventy-four volumes.

• 1947

  Postwar revival under the Estudios Franciscanos name

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  Publication resumed under the Estudios Franciscanos title after the interruption; some accounts date the renewed appearance to 1948.

• 1936

  Publication interruption

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  The review ceased publication after its Estudis Franciscans period.

• 1927

  Change to quarterly publication

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  The review's publication frequency changed from monthly-era scheduling to a quarterly rhythm.

• 1923

  Adoption of the Estudis Franciscans title

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  The review began appearing under its Catalan title, Estudis Franciscans.

• 1913

  Publication of the Vives y Tutó tribute volume

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  The review issued Homenaje al cardenal Vives y Tutó as a separate special volume.

• 1912

  Adoption of the Estudios Franciscanos title

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  The publication changed from Revista de Estudios Franciscanos to Estudios Franciscanos.

• 1907

  Foundation as Revista de Estudios Franciscanos

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  Miquel d'Esplugues founded the review in Catalonia with an apologetic orientation and became its first director.

A multilingual Iberian research review supporting scholarly work on ecclesiastical history, Franciscan and Capuchin thought, spirituality, and institutional life.

• Scholarly journal · 1907

  Estudios Franciscanos

  The continuing review publishes research on ecclesiastical studies and the Franciscan and Capuchin traditions. Its regular contents include substantial studies, shorter notes and comments, book reviews, and notices of received books. It serves the Capuchin provinces of Spain and Portugal and accepts contributions in languages used in the Iberian Peninsula, with Spanish summaries required for articles in certain other major languages.

• Special volume · 1913

  Homenaje al cardenal Vives y Tutó

  A separate commemorative volume issued in 1913 in honor of Cardinal Vives y Tutó.

• Special volume · 1924

  Miscel·lània tomista

  A thematic miscellany devoted to Thomist subjects, published as a separate volume in 1924.

• Special volume · 1928

  Franciscàlia

  A separate 1928 volume focused on Franciscan themes and scholarship.

• Special volume · 1935

  Miscel·lània lul·liana

  A Lullist miscellany published separately in 1935, extending the review's interests into related medieval and Catholic intellectual studies.

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