Speaking of Spain I think everyone knows about the Sagrada Familia. The Sagrada Familia in Barcelona has been under construction for more than 100 years since 1882. The Sagrada Familia has gone through wars and other twists and turns, and is expected to be completed in 2026. Just when you are still thinking: How long does it take to build a church? Justo Gallego Martinez, a 90-year-old Spanish farmer, built a large house brick by brick with his bare hands using construction waste and garbage. church!
For 53 years, Justo Gallego Martinez started building buildings from 1963 to the present without any background in architectureIt has been more than half a century, and what has supported him all the way to this day is his devout faith. Justo Gallego Martinez, who contracted tuberculosis in 1961, vowed during his illness that if he survived, he would build a church for Our Lady. After two years of recovery, he decided to start fulfilling his promise.
Never learned As a builder, he single-handedly started to build a church with discarded gasoline cans, metal iron sheets, etc. in Madrid, his only remaining land. With his devout faith in God, Justo Gallego Martinez piled up pieces piece by piece. . Many people have doubts about such a building structure, but Justo Gallego Martinez has proved his determination with facts. He planned it properly and built it carefully. Finally, after half a century, it is about to be completed!
Justo Gallego Martinez once told the BBC: "When I saw the church I built, the sense of accomplishment was indescribable. For me, I can only thank God for everything. "A manifestation of faith." After Justo Gallego Martinezs church took shape, it attracted many people to come for pilgrimage. Justo Gallego Martinez did not hesitate to open the church for people to enter, and the donation box was never overly clear, because for him , this church has become his home, both physically and spiritually.
