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Francesc Xavier Butinyà I Hospital
Francesc Xavier Butinyà i Hospital (April 16, 1834 in Banyoles – December 18, 1899 in Tarragona) was a Spanish missionary Society of Jesus, Jesuit from Catalonia, teacher and writer and the founder of two religious congregations of Sisters. He was the son of a prosperous factory owner. Nevertheless, at the height of the Industrial Revolution in Spain, he was an early proponent of the natural connection of the Christian faith with the working class, who were suffering in miserable working and living conditions. On January 10, 1874 he founded the religious congregation of the Servants of St. Joseph in Salamanca, Spain, together with Saint Bonifacia Rodríguez y Castro. She was from a very poor background and had lived supporting herself as a ropemaker, when she met him. The congregation they founded was to live in the same manner as Jesus and St. Joseph, in their home in Nazareth, while simultaneously helping their neighbors, especially women, realize the realities of their live ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banyoles
Banyoles () is a city of 20,168 inhabitants (2021) located in the province of Girona in northeastern Catalonia, Spain. The town is the capital of the Catalan ''comarca'' " Pla de l'Estany". Although an established industrial centre many of the inhabitants commute to the nearby city of Girona (12 km to the south). Banyoles was connected to Girona by the gauge Palamós–Girona–Banyoles railway, which reached it by 1928. Service on the line continued until 1956. Lake Banyoles is most famous for the Lake of Banyoles, a natural lake located in a tectonic depression. Venues It was the venue for the rowing events in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. The " negro of Banyoles", a controversial piece of taxidermy Taxidermy is the art of preserving an animal's body by mounting (over an armature) or stuffing, for the purpose of display or study. Animals are often, but not always, portrayed in a lifelike state. The word ''taxidermy'' describes the proces ..., was at Darde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |