Personal Narrative: Santiago De Compostela Cathedral

The Metropolitan Cathedral in Mexico City was built between 1573 and 1813 by the architect that designed this building was Claudio de Arciniega. He designed this building from taking inspiration from gothic cathedrals in Spain. The focus of this cathedral was Spanish gothic, with the influence of the renaissance. Claudio de Arciniega was born in 1520 and died in 1593. There was not a lot found on him. Per Jimenez article, he was a carver in Madrid and after a while, moved to New Spain in 1555. He did some work in America like the Viceregal Palace and the Santo Domingo (Jimenez). He also did some work in Mexico till he died. The last building, he was working on was the Metropolitan Cathedral in Mexico City right before he died.

Ever since the dawn of the civilization, one of the most profound undertakings for the human kind has been the mission of discovering and understanding our bond with a divine power, a creator. Such knowledge would reveal us the purpose of our existence. Every one of the major religions of the world offers rules and recommendations that need to be followed in order for the worshiper to become enlightened, or one with God. And almost all of them use temples as sacred places that offer a connection between our world and the heavens. A place that allows our senses to get close to God.

“Canessa began a continuous dialogue with God … ‘You can make it tough, God,’ he prayed, ‘but don’t make it impossible.’” Faith and prayer guided the survivors in their decision making on the mountain, and they were essential to the survival of the men. The Catholic faith, along with prayer, can lead a person to do marvelous things. The survivors of the crash in the Andes Mountains were extraordinary examples of this. All of the young men had grown up in Catholic families, and they had received a Catholic education. Because of their strong faith, their relationship with God became a crucial part of their decision making and survival on the mountain. Prayer would reassure them that God was with them and guiding them every day. When the group decided to eat the dead, their

I’d wanted to make the trip all summer, but Mother and Carlos would never let me go alone and were too busy to take me. Both respected leaders in the community as Twelver Primes of the Henderson Temple, they had eyes everywhere. The fear of getting caught kept me in line, but nothing could keep me from going now.

My long walk to Forgiveness: One writers voyage of discovery on the Camino de Santiago Pilgrimage by Sonia Choquette.

A Spaniard named Pedro de Valdivia, a distinguished officer of Francisco Pizarro's army, got permission to settle the land south of Peru. When Valdivia started his journey he had little to no ammunition and only 10 soldiers. Before he got to Aconcagua Valley his band grew to 150 men, here in Aconcagua Valley, he founded Santiago de la Neuva on February 12, 1541. Although, there was fire, native attacks, and famine to the people of the

Raymond’s Carver is an American writer that wrote the short story, “Cathedral,” that displays a first person point of view narration in which the narrator fundamentally transforms and is enlightened with a self-realization. The story emphasis changes in tone of the narrator as being jealous, judgmental, and insulting in which he eventually over comes to have a brighter understanding. The story begins with the feeling of apprehension of the gathering of his wife’s friend Robert who is legally blind. The narrator feels threatened and has his own negative perceptions about the blind man. The narrator seems to struggle with opening up and adapting to people and new experiences. Also, through out the story he struggles with emotions and feelings

Raymond Carver's "Cathedral," a story that entails a man's epiphany about a misplaced prejudice, is narrated from the first person point of view to enable the reader to fully understand the narrator's thoughts. However, in William Faulkner's "A Rose For Emily" just the opposite is true. In Faulkner's story, the narrator has a limited third person point of view which allows the reader to dodge any emotional ties with Emily, the main character, and to form his own ideas about Emily's actions. Both story's meanings rely on the fact that the author's choice of point of view gives the reader the ability to experience the narrator's epiphany as the narrator does.

It was the last day of my trip, and while I was washing plates in my grandmother’s house, the sunlight was reflected on the plates to my eyes. The fear going through my veins, my mind confused with everything that have happened two weeks ago. Uncertainty of what event would destroy or rebuild my heart. What would happen next ?. The future is unpredictable, so far that is a concept that now I understand. Considering the time spent in my country Colombia , vacations, friends, and parties were the words that stay on my mind for the first two weeks, otherwise the next two weeks were not what I planned. Firstable I was not supposed to be there for these last two weeks, but I am grateful. “No puedes viajar hoy” were the words asserted by the airline

The night Augustine was going to sail away to Rome, his mother prayed that “You (God) should not allow me (Augustine) to sail!”(1190). Augustine’s mother wanted to stay by his side and not leave her. Although as Augustine understands later in his life, “You (God) did not do what she was at that moment asking, that You might do the thing she was always asking”(1190). Augustine noted that God was able to grant “the essential of her prayer”(1190), which was later found to be Augustine’s conversion to Christianity. After his mother heard of this news, “she was filled with triumphant exultation, and praised You (God)” (1194). Later when talking of his mother’s death, Augustine credits God with giving his mother courage by saying, “it was You (God) that had given it to her”(1199). It was this gift of courage from God that lead Augustine’s mother to say, “Nothing is far from god, and I have no fear that He will not know at the end of the world from which place He is to raise me up” (1199). Augustine’s mother was able to die in a peaceful state of mind knowing her son is now a Christian, and that she would meet God in Heaven. Augustine knew that his mother’s emotions were affected positively by the actions God has taken in this

The Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba is a unique structure in which the religious legacy is directly reflected through its architecture and artwork within. This structure is notably the largest mosque in the world as well as the largest temple in the world, and regularly attracts more than a million tourists per year (Ruggles 51). It can be concluded that the building itself is impressive enough to attract that many visitors, despite the fascinating religious history. Not only is this building recognized as a Roman Catholic church, but with the Muslim population being so abundant in Spain, the Muslim populous has been lobbying to have the Roman Catholic church be allowed to worship in the structure as well.

If we divide the introduction to French Gothic into two separate phases as we should, the first step of the journey is Burgos Cathedral: the first of the Gothic Cathedrals in Spain. Most scholars reference the journey of Bishop Maurcio to collect Elizabeth of Swabia for her wedding to Ferdinand III of Castile as the catalyst for the style. Though we have no surviving evidence, it is believed that Maurcio encountered gothic cathedrals while traveling through France and took note of what he saw. It is also believed that he studied in Paris for a time, thus prolonging his exposure to the Cathedrals being build in that region. From its first conception, the King held a special interest in Burgos Cathedral despite the fact it was never made the official church of the crown. It was decided to construct the cathedral on the same location as an older, Romanesque building. Building of the cathedral happened at a rapid pace, with the first stones being laid in 1221 and consecration taking place in 1260. Restoration and additions would be made throughout the next hundreds of years, but the basic Gothic structure was erected in a considerably short period of time compared to other cathedrals.

I was 12 years old and about to embark upon a trek that would cover 150 miles and end in New York City. I was caught up in all the festivities of the farewell ceremony and the warm heartfelt goodbyes from my family. I really had no idea of where we were going though, of course New York city but how we would get there was a mystery to me. I knew we would follow the aqueduct, the underground tunnel that carries water down to the city for its 8 million inhabitants to use. I figured if I put one foot in front of the other and followed the person in front of me I should be all right.

Oscar Niemeyer’s Cathedral of Our Lady of Aparecida is a perfect representation of how a religious building can be different from the old ones, without losing the connection Catholics had with their faith and heaven. One of the greatest patrons of the arts and architectural innovation throughout history has been religion. The Catholic faith spread everywhere in the world and during the centuries the architecture of churches was changing and adapting. The Cathedral of Our Lady of Aparecida, known also as the Cathedral of Brasilia, is a modern cathedral planned by Oscar Niemeyer (1907-2012) and constructed in Brasilia, Brazil between the years of 1958 and 1960. The innovative structure of 16 hyperboloid concrete sections has an interior flooded

Some years ago I accompany a group of youth of the parish to the WYD in Rio De Janairo. The most important day this pilgrimage is the vigil night and the following mass with the Pope. The vigil and the mass took place in Copa Cabana Beach. To get there on time we had to walk for 15 miles. We start to walk, we we happy, talking a having a good time. Everything was fine until a girl, stumbled upon a stone, she fell, and sprained ankle, bruised forehead and much of the arm was scratched. We were all worried; we helped as we could, hope to find a hospital soon. I determined that she could not walk and said, do not you worry, continue, I stay here and then I pick up the return. We all looked at each other. Until a brave boy said, I will not continuo; I prefer to stay here with her, then another, then another, at the end nobody would