Cardenal Belluga - History Lab https://historylab.es Fri, 20 May 2022 07:42:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg Cardenal Belluga - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 Cardinal Belluga y Moncada https://historylab.es/cardinal-belluga-y-moncada/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cardinal-belluga-y-moncada Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:30:19 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/cardenal-belluga-y-moncada/ Portrait by P. Pedemonte of Cardinal D. Luis Belluga and Moncada (1662-1743)

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]]> The 18th century was one of the most transcendental periods in the history of the Kingdom of Murcia. The Enlightenment, the beginning of the industrial revolution in certain countries and the splendid demographic growth together with monarchical absolutism and political centralism are just some of the most important events of the century. For Spain, one of the most important situations was the War of Succession to the Spanish crown (1701-1714), which began after the death of Charles II “the Bewitched” (the last of the Habsburgs) and the establishment of the Bourbon monarchy with the proclamation of Philip V. The fact that the then bishop of the Diocese of Cartagena, D. Luis Belluga y Moncada (1616) was the bishop of the Diocese of Cartagena. Luis Belluga y Moncada (1662-1743) supported the cause of the Bourbons clearly conditioned the immediate future of the Kingdom of Murcia, as it became a frontier zone against the supporters of the House of Habsburg and the scene of battles such as the so-called Huerto de las Bombas or the one in which the miracle of the Virgen de las Lágrimas (Monteagudo) took place. Appointed cardinal of the Church in 1719, he was responsible for his notable work in the social field with the creation of the Pious Foundations and other initiatives such as the College of San Leandro and the Casa de la Misericordia (House of Mercy). Likewise, his good relations with the monarchy did not prevent him from becoming a champion of the rights of the Church in the face of the royalist trend.

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]]> Main facade of Murcia Cathedral https://historylab.es/main-facade-of-murcia-cathedral/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=main-facade-of-murcia-cathedral Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:30:14 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/fachada-principal-de-la-catedral-de-murcia/ Imafronte of the Cathedral of Murcia, built between 1737 and 1751 under the guidelines of Jaime Bort

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]]> The façade of Murcia Cathedral, an exceptional work of universal Baroque, was built between 1736 and 1751 under the direction of the architect and sculptor Jaime Bort. It was conceived as a stone altarpiece with two sections and three streets in which to exalt the magnificence of the Virgin Mary and the antiquity and glories of the Diocese of Cartagena, through saints and symbols linked to the Kingdom of Murcia. The façade synthesises the guidelines that emanated from the Council of Trent to combat the Lutheran Reformation. Thus began an attitude whereby images became a means of “indoctrination” in the original sense of the word, i.e. a set of actions that served to popularise a religious doctrine. When Trent stipulated that one of the guidelines for the religious apostolate was the veneration of religious images, especially of the Virgin and the saints, as well as relics, the foundations of Baroque art were also laid, the aim of which was to attract the common man to the Catholic faith. The façade of Murcia Cathedral is a magnificent expression of this aim.

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