“HANDS TO THE WORK!”

by

MARTHA OF THE RIANYONE

JUSTO GALLEGO CATHEDRAL

MADRID


Marta del Río has been commissioned to create the murals 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, whose extent 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.

Staircases of various shapes.

Offices and departments.

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


The feat of its construction has been the subject of:

Aquarium advertisement.

MoMA photo exhibition


This cathedral is poor and humble.

with regard to the materials.

His luxury lies in the pure faith with which he was raised by his creator,

a man who lived, worked and died in it.

in absolute austerity.


JUSTO GALLEGO

1925-2021 Spain.


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A farmer without academic training is a pioneer in 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

because he suffered from tuberculosis.


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

the established canons,

He received sporadic help from volunteers who collaborated with him on his religious project.


He died at the age of 96.

leaving an exemplary legacy currently managed by

MESSENGERS OF PEACE

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