Guillermo Viviani

Guillermo Viviani
Born 1893
Died 1964
Movement Partido Popular
Religion Roman Catholic

Guillermo Viviani Contreras was a Chilean Roman Catholic priest. In the 1920s Viviani ran two organizations; a study circle called El Surco whose objective was to fight for legislation that was favorably to the working class promoting in the way the formation of labour unions. and "La casa del pueblo" which sought to advocate syndicalism and some Christian teachings. Clotario Blest was for a time member of both organizations.[1] Viviani was a supporter of the Catholic political party Partido Popular.[2]

Viviani was for a time prison chaplain at the Santiago Prison.[3]

References

  1. Echeverría, Mónica (1993). Anitihistoria de un luchador: Clotario Blest 1823-1990 (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: LOM Ediciones. pp. 70–74. ISBN 956-7369-01-1.
  2. Andes, Stephen J.C. (2014). "Social Catholic political alternatives in the 1920s". The Vatican and Catholic Activism in Mexico and Chile. Oxford University Press. p. 139. ISBN 978-0-19-968848-7.
  3. Araneda Bravo, Fidel (1991). Cómo se pasa la vida. Recuerdos íntimos. (in Spanish). Ediciones del Instituto Profesional de Estudios Superiores "Blas Cañas". p. 344.
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