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The Lone Man Building a Cathedral By Hand

submitted by Aard Vark

(oritteropo)
7 years 9 months 3 weeks ago

YouTube description:

For 53 years, Justo Gallego has been building a cathedral by hand on the outskirts of Madrid almost entirely by himself. Gallego has no formal architecture or construction training, but that hasn't stopped him from toiling on this herculean task. At 90 years old, Gallego knows that he will not be able to finish the project in his lifetime. But he keeps at it anyway, day after day, driven by his faith.

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I hope the city finishes it and buries him in the cathedral as he requested. Whether or not you believe in a god, this is an example of dedication far beyond the norm.

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Promoting this video and sending it back into the queue for one more try; last queued Thursday, July 14th, 2016 5:15am PDT - promote requested by Mordhaus.

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Boosting this quality contribution up in the Hot Listing - declared quality by Gratefulmom.

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Maybe, *Travel, *Religion, *Engineering? Any others?

Adding video to channels (Engineering, Religion, Travel) - requested by notarobot.

kingmob says...

This is fascinating but it is also why I have given up on religion.
Statements like "my faith in Jesus" "Well I'm leaving it in the divine hand"

rabidness says...

Given that this guy is an amateur builder I assume this place will be torn down when he passes. What a weird desire to build a cathedral... I would be / am one of the people that would call this guy crazy.

Screw the city, Vatican needs to secure land rights for when he dies to make sure it is finished, and that he gets a proper graveside on the premises. They have the money, and they will be hard pressed to find anyone so dedicated.

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