“LET’S GET TO WORK”

by

MARTA DEL RIEITHER

JUSTO GALLEGO CATHEDRAL

MADRID


Marta del Río has been commissioned to create the mural paintings for this Cathedral.

Unique and special


Built with his own hands by a humble, uneducated farmer.


Built with recycled materials and unusual architectural solutions.


The cathedral is not consecrated as a religious building because the church does not recognize it as such.


International tourist monument.


Building constructed without plans, the extent of which is

4,700 square meters:


1 central nave with two levels.

12 towers of 60 meters.

28 domes.

3 convention halls.

1 baptistery.

1 underground crypt.

1 cloister.

Multi-shaped staircases.

Offices and departments.

Walls, pillars, columns, arches, and stained glass windows.


The feat of its construction has been the subject of:

Aquarius commercial.

MoMA Photo Exhibition


This cathedral is poor and humble.

as far as materials are concerned.

Its luxury lies in the pure faith with which it was raised by its creator,

a man who lived, worked, and died in it

in absolute austerity.


JUSTO GALLEGO

1925-2021 Spain.


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Uneducated farmer pioneers the use of recycled materials.


He began building a cathedral by himself in 1961,

after being expelled from the Cistercian monastery of Santa María in Soria

due to suffering from tuberculosis.


He dedicated his entire life to building this unique work, defying

the established canons,

receiving sporadic help from volunteers who collaborated with him on his faith project.


She died at the age of 96

leaving an exemplary legacy currently managed by

MESSENGERS OF PEACE

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