Portal de Lorca
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"When on May 11, 2011 came the earthquake that struck our city of Lorca, 40% of the splendid neoclassical temple of Santiago was destroyed.
In view of this catastrophe it was bleak, you had the impression that had been bombed, it was not easy to imagine that could be restored and remain the same, or even better as has now happened to us, since it has completed our presbytery with a magnificent altarpiece ".
With these words expressed his joy the pastor of St. James of Lorca, Eduardo Sanchez Carrasco, finished the celebration of the Eucharist of blessing the temple that took place last Friday.
Presided at the Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus of the Archdiocese of Madrid, Mons. Antonio Maria Rouco Varela, as the reconstruction of Santiago were paid thanks to the economic contribution of Spanish Episcopal Conference (CEE), during his presidency.
In celebration the Bishop of Cartagena, Mons. José Manuel Lorca Planes was also present, together with the pastor of St. James, the Vicar General, the Vicar of Lorca and numerous priests.
The Bishop of Cartagena appreciated the commitment of the Cardinal, who in 2012 visited Lorca to check the extent of damage, and Lorca EEC and the dioceses of Spain and the Holy See, by the Apostolic Nuncio.
Mons. Lorca and the parish priest of Santiago thanked the work of the architect of the work, Juan de Dios de la Hoz and the company Lorquimur.
The bishop stressed that reconstruction techniques have been recognized by the Autonomous Community of Murcia, as well as "countless praise from technicians and students of architecture, proof of this are the various conferences on the subject have asked the architect in Spain and Europe. "
He further explained that company Art Martinez de Horche (Guadalajara), has recovered the image I had the presbytery in 1789 with the help of a photograph.
The bishop had an emotional remembrance for D. Antonio Leon, Vicar of Economics, who could not be present at the celebration and has worked tirelessly since the earthquake by the recovery of the churches of Lorca: "It was a 'humble worker in the Lord's vineyard 'and has no known rest, night or day ... faithful as they come, who tirelessly to Lorca lived and thought in Lorca without fail ".
Source: Obispado de Cartagena
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