http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/sandamichaela-1690026-mi-rupnik5/

Marko Ivan Rupnik was born November 28, 1954 in Zadlog, Slovenia near Idrija. He studied philosophy in Ljubljana and then, in 1977, enrolled in the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome. Theological studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University of Rome followed. He was ordained a priest in 1985. In 1991 he earned a doctorate. Since September of 1991 he has lived and worked in Rome at the Centro Aletti, of which he is the director. He teaches at the Pontifical Oriental Institute, the Pontifical Gregorian University, Saint Anselm Pontifical Liturgical Institute, and gives seminars and lectures at numerous other European academic institutions. In 2002 he was decorated with the honor “Sign of honor of the freedom of the Slovenian Republic”, conferred on him by the president of the republic. In 2003 he received the international “Beato Angelico” prize for Europe.

Father Marko Ivan Rupnik is a Slovenian Jesuit, based in Rome, whose mosaics adorn churches at Fatima and Lourdes, in Rome or Milan, in Cluj-Napoca Romania  as well as the Pope’s private chapel in Vatican.In Spain his works are in Cappella al Centro Pai Menni a Betanzos; Cappella del Santissimo nella chiesa di San Pietro a Gijon; Sacrestia Maggiore della Cattedrale dell’Almudena a Madrid; Sala capitolare and Cappella del Santissimo della Cattedrale di Madrid; Cappella dell’Ospedale Beata Maria Ana delle Hermanas Hospitalarias di Madrid; Cappella alla Università CEU San Pablo a Madrid; Cappella della Conferenza episcopale spagnola a Madrid; Cappella della sede vescovile a Tenerife; Cappella del Centro ospedaliero Benito Menni a Valladolid and Chiesa di Santa Maria Madre della Chiesa a Zaragoza

Chapel of the Holy Spirit at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut

When the capital of Spain was transferred from Toledo to Madrid in 1561, the seat of the Church in Spain remained in Toledo; so the new capital – unusually for a Catholic country – had no cathedral. Plans were discussed as early as the 16th century to build a cathedral in Madrid dedicated to the Virgin of Almudena, but construction did not begin until 1879.The cathedral seems to have been built on the site of a medieval mosque that was destroyed in 1083 when Alfonso VI reconquered Madrid.

Cappella del Santissimo della Cattedrale di Santa Maria Reale dell'Almudena, 2011The bronze serpent

Cappella del Santissimo della Cattedrale di Santa Maria Reale dell'Almudena, 2011The Good Samaritan

Cappella del Santissimo della Cattedrale di Santa Maria Reale dell'Almudena, 2011The Magi

Cappella del Santissimo, 2011The Magi

The disciples of Emmaus

The multiplication of the loaves

The manna

The Pelican on the Tabernacle

The Tabernacle - detail

Cappella del Santissimo della Cattedrale di Santa Maria Reale dell'Almudena, 2011

The Almudena Cathedral located near the Royal Palace

Sacrestia Maggiore della Cattedrale di Santa Maria Reale dell’Almudena 2005

Sacrestia Maggiore della Cattedrale di Santa Maria Reale dell’Almudena

Divine Wisdom, witness and keeper of creation

The Spirit descends on the Mother of God

This Catholic cathedral was officially consecrated in 1993 when Pope John Paul II visited and dedicated to the Virgin of Almudena

Pope Benedict XVI visited Madrid august 2011Protesters say the papal visit is too costly at a time when Spain's economy is struggling

The first scene of Creation is the creation of water and fish.

The creation of the earth, the trees, the plants and the grain: it is the second scene of creation

the breaking of the bread at Emmaus

The Archangel Gabriel: On the side of the angel Gabriel takes place Creation

The Archangel Michael Christ on the Cross

The baptism of Jesus

The baptism of Jesus

Sacrestia Maggiore della Cattedrale di Santa Maria Reale dell’Almudena

Santa María la Real de La Almudena is a Catholic cathedral in Madrid.On May 22, 2004, the marriage of Felipe, Prince of Asturias to Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano (known thereafter as Letizia, Princess of Asturias) took place at the cathedral.

Sala capitolare di Santa Maria Reale dell’Almudena, 2006

Wall of the TransfigurationTemporary Exhibition

The Sacrifice of Isaac

Abraham prepared to sacrifice Isaac, an expression of sacrificial dimension of love

Ezekiel's vision of the dry bones

Wall of presentation – depositionPresentation in the Temple

Wall of presentation – depositionPresentation in the Temple - detail

The Deposition from the Cross

The Deposition from the Cross

And Peter remembered the word that Jesus said to him, Before the cock crow thou shalt deny me thrice. ...

Wall of the Annunciation

Annunciation

The Wedding at Cana. The bride and groom sad sitting at the table with Christ.Next to him a servant.

The angel at the empty tomb of the Risen

The encounter of Mary Magdalen with the Risen Jesus

Wall of the LambTo the right and left of the

Lamb there are a total of six saints of Madrid, three on

each side.

Wall of the Lamb

Maria orante

St. Isidore and his wife, Santa Maria della Cabeza

Isidore the Farmer (Isidore the Laborer) was born in Madrid in 1070. He was from a poor family and he became a hired hand for the wealthy Juan de Vergas on an estate near Madrid. His wife, Maria Torribia shared his devotion and is honored as a saint with the name Santa Maria della Cabeza. During his life Isidore worked many miracles; when their son fell in a well, the water level miraculously rose at the prayers of Isidore and Maria so that the boy floated safely to the top. Isidore died May 15, 1130. He was canonized in 1622 and his feast is May 15. St. Isidore is known as the patron of Madrid, Spain as well as Leon, Saragosa, and Seville. He is also considered the patron of farmers, peasants, day laborers, and rural communities. Lastly, he is the patron of the United States National Rural Life Conference.

On the 28th of April 2004, Cardinal Antonio María Rouco Varela, Archbishop of Madrid blessed the new paintings in the apse, painted by Kiko Arguello, founder of the Neocatechumenal Way.

Sound: Divna Ljubojevic

Text and pictures: InternetCopyright: All the images belong to their authors

Presentation: Sanda Foişoreanuwww.slideshare.net/michaelasanda