Ferdinand III, the Saint: A Kingdom in Defense of Christianity

HM Television presents Ferdinand III the Saint: A Kingdom in Defense of Christianity, a documentary made for the 350th anniversary of the Spanish monarch’s canonization. Ferdinand III was defined by Gregory IX as an athlete of Christ. He stands out among the kings of the middle ages as a king whose only interests were maintaining and extending the Faith. He did not search for his own glory, but for God’s glory. The cry, “God wills it” drove him to give a new impulse to the Hispanic Crusade against the Muslim invader, reconquering and restoring the Kingdom of Spain for Jesus Christ. Fr. Rafael Alonso Reymundo, professor of geography and history, presents this documentary, which includes other interventions: Rafael Sánchez Saus, Professor of Medieval History at the University of Cádiz; Manuel García Fernández, Professor of Medieval History at the University of Seville; Félix J. Martínez Llorente, Professor of History of Law and Institutions at the University of Valladolid; Emiliano González Díez, Professor of History of Law and Spanish Institutions at the University of Burgos; José Sánchez Herrero, Emeritus Professor of Medieval History at the University of Seville; Margarita Torres Sevilla, PhD in Medieval History from the University of León; Fr. Santiago Cantera, OSB, PhD in Medieval History from the Complutense University of Madrid Gloria Lora Serrano, PhD in Medieval History from the University of Córdoba; Margarita Cantera Montenegro, PhD in Medieval History from the Complutense University of Madrid; Antonio Ramos Puerta, Former president of the Association of Faithful of Our Lady of the Kings and Saint Ferdinand; Hugo Santos Gil, Brotherhood of Our Lady of Valme, Seville; David Rivera López, Brotherhood of the Virgen del Aguila, Seville.