La Catedral de Justo

Today I visited a Cathedral outside of Madrid. I had never heard of it before, but it is extremely interesting.

History: A monk named Justo contracted TB and was asked to leave his community. He inherited some land and decided to build a cathedral. So for over 45 years he has been building this church with materials that have been either donated or recycled. He uses bricks that are not quite right and cannot be sold. The columns were formed by using paint buckets and old Nesquik cans. He says that he does not have a specefic plan for building, it is all inspirational. He is now more 80 years old and still works on it every day.

I could not believe the amount of work he has put into this place. It is absolutely huge. I was able to walk through the grounds and even observe Justo while he was working. This is not just a church; it contains the main church (it is massive itself), side chaples, a dome and towers, the crypt, a courtyard with building that surrounds it, and statues.