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Basque modernist artist Fray Javier Álvarez de Eu

Basque modernist artist Fray Javier Álvarez de Eulate was ordained as a Franciscan friar in 1949. Architects Luis Laorga and Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oiza, who he had known in artistic circles asked him to create the stained glass windows within the concrete interior of the Sanctuary of Aranzazu. Image Kamahele • CC BY-SA 3.0

Built on the site of a 15th Century church and mon

Built on the site of a 15th Century church and monastery, which evolved into a place of pilgrimage, this is the Sanctuary of Arantzazu. The basilica was inaugurated in 1955 and by all accounts had some locals reeling about its design. Modernist Jorge Oteiza designed the facade, the architect was Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oiza together with Luis Laorga and according to barcelo.com the church went as far as to ban the completion of a series of statues of the apostles (remember to add to the mix that this was in Franco’s Spain) and the church we see today wasn’t completed until 1969, a year after the ban was lifted. In the photo, taken by @marblebust you can see a Pietà dramatically seeming to call out to humanity. Located in Oñati, 30 miles outside San Sebastián in Spain’s Basque region it dominates a small town. Today it is fully appreciated at many levels, as a sacred space and as a way to see the work of many important basque artists such as Eduardo Chillida*, sculptor Néstor Basterretxea, Fray Javier Álvarez de Eulate and Lucio Muñoz. *recently featured at @hauserwirthsomerset

Within the Sanctuary of Arantzazu (1950-59) staine

Within the Sanctuary of Arantzazu (1950-59) stained glass windows by artist and priest, Fray (friar) Xabier Álvarez de Eulate. Oñati, Basque region, Spain Photo with thanks to @marblebust

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