Brick by Brick, Cathedral Builder Justo Gallego dies at 96

Justo Gallego Martínez was born on September 20, 1925, in Mejorada del Campo, into an agricultural family. At the age of 27, he joined a monastery in the northern state of Soria, but was ordered to leave eight years later after contracting tuberculosis and risking infection. other priests. After recovering from a hospital in Madrid, …

Kerry James Marshall to Design Windows for National Cathedral

WASHINGTON — Four years after removing stained glass windows honoring two Confederate generals, Washington National Cathedral officials said Wednesday they had chosen an acclaimed Black artist, Kerry James Marshall, to design their site. The artist visited the cathedral for the first time on Wednesday after being tasked with healing a minor wound in the country’s …