Les métamorphoses du catholicisme breton au xx^e siècle L’exemple de l’enseignement privé catholique à Nantes

God has changed in Brittany. The Catholic Schools in Nantes in Twentieth Century. The schools issue took place over the Twentieth Century. In Nantes, this matter took a particular importance given the strong roots of Catholicism in this region and the links it has with social and political background. Three main stages can be identified, forming three different ­configurations. The first one is characterized by a defensive Catholicism, whose ­composition and action coincide with the monarchist right wing ; when the influence of the left grows, a Catholicism protest becomes important inside the Breton Church itself. Finally, in the Breton plural society, the identity character of Catholicism is made stronger.