Spain’s Mad Monk Has Built a Massive Cathedral Entirely by Hand
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For most of us, it’s hard enough to construct a decent sand castle. But one devoted monk has singlehandedly built a grand cathedral over the last 50 years, one brick at a time.
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For more than 50 years, an eccentric former monk has been piecing together a grand cathedral brick by brick, completely alone and by hand. On an avenue in the Spanish town of Mejorada del Campo, a suburb 13 miles east of Madrid, a massive, unfinished structure is the life’s work...
