The exhibition “San Juan de la Cruz: High Flying Hopes” will be held in the Salamanca town of Alba de Tormes from December 17 next year to commemorate the 300th anniversary of his canonization and the 100th anniversary of the mystic’s doctorate. … The monastery from which the duchy derives its name is located in the town of the duchy. The exhibition was opened this Friday by Juan Manuel Corchado, Rector of the University of Salamanca. Carlos Fitz-James Stuart y Martinez de Iljo, Duke of Alba. and Miguel Ángel González, the predecessor of the Discaldo Carmelites.
In his speech, Mr. Corchado pointed out that, in a statement collected by Mr. Icar for the magazine Aura Francisco de Vitoria, “Mr. San Juan de la Cruz stands out among the distinguished humanists who attended the University of Salamanca.” For this reason, he will be remembered “with great exhibitions”, taking advantage of the upcoming fifth anniversary of the School of Salamanca, the cradle of humanism.
An academic leader recalled: St. John of the Cross was a student of Usal in the 15th century. He is already active as a monk of the Order of Carmen. Under the name Fray Juan de Santo Matia, he lived for four years in the convent of San Andres in Salamanca. In fact, as the Rector emphasized, the archives record his three years in artistic studies, between 1564 and 1566, “a period of great brilliance for the University of Salamanca.”
“As the latest research conducted by Professor Luis Enrique Rodríguez-San Pedro Bezales shows, he had a rigorous academic schedule, with classes from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.,” he explained. Logic, natural philosophy, and moral philosophy were some of the subjects taught in the Faculty of Letters by adjunct professors, then called “course regents,” and supplemented by professorial teaching.
As a result of this connection, in 1991 the University of Salamanca posthumously recognized him as an “honorary” physician. This day is November 20th, and in a few days it will mark the 34th anniversary since it was registered as a historic building.
The Duke of Alba, Carlos Fitz-James Stewart and Martinez de Iljo, expressed enthusiasm for linking Casa de Alba with the University of Salamanca“The oldest and most traditional of all things in Spain.” He noted that in the eight centuries since it was founded by King Alfonso IX, its classrooms have produced “the best of Spain.” “The aim is sponsorship and cultural dissemination at the highest level,” he said in a speech.
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Nearly 100 works of art can be seen at the exhibition, highlighted by the saint’s autographs and manuscripts from places in Castile and Andalusia, where Juan de la Cruz spent his life, as well as other parts of Spain, explained Miguel Ángel González, head of the Carmelite convent of Salamanca.
Paintings, sculptures, historical documents, references, carvings, and objects of everyday life The exhibition is structured with a focus on several historical documents from Rome that directly refer to the anniversary commemorated by the exhibition. Many of the works of art will be exhibited for the first time in Alba de Tormes.
visitor Approaching the figure of St. John of the Cross through 100 works It is artistic through 20 interpretive panels depicting artistic carvings that illustrate the commonalities of the exhibition and refer to St. John of the Cross. This exhibition presents some of the greatest poems from what is considered the best of all-time Spanish poetry. Each work comes with an explanatory poster.
Additionally, the Rector announced that the University of Salamanca is committed to: Creation of the chair “Alba de Tormes and Spanish Mysticism” A “relevant and culturally significant” project that will also involve the Ducal Family of Alba, represented by Carlos Fitz-James Stewart and Martínez de Irjo, Dukes of Alba. The Discaldo Carmel Church is represented by former director Miguel Ángel González.
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