The priest-ridden societies of the Middle Ages are often regarded by non-medievalists as having reached their apogee in this period.

ECONOMIST: Medieval history

"For me the war is still present - it's present in all the families that do not know the truth about what has happened, " says Father Cortina, who spent much of the war as a parish priest in one of the most conflict-ridden areas of the country.

BBC: The BBC's Mike Lanchin