In 1120 the Arabs had conquered among other Valencian village of Borja. She was later to complain illegitimate son of the King of Aragon Don Ramiro Sanchez. Which gave rise to the noble family of Borja.
Two and a half centuries later, in 1378, was born Alonso (Alfonso) Borja.
Little boy grew up sensible, parents disobeyed predictions of a priest, who was struck by how Alfonso listened to his sermon, sent him to study in Lleida. On theological lines.
In 1444, already a bishop of Valencia, he moved to Rome, where 2maya becomes a cardinal. And since then called the Italian style - Borgia (or Borghese, if you like) .Istoriyu kind Borgia describe here will not. Just note that the "bourgeoisie" - this from them.
Well, Jesus? There are Borge "Mizerisordiya" Temple of Mercy, and in it - murals, wall paintings by the Spanish artist Elias Garcia Martinez, he was born in 1858, died in 1934. Parishioners bit meager donations, dilapidated building. Martinez murals from dampness began to peel off.
An elderly parishioner, Cecilia Jimenez, asked the abbot of the proposal - to restore one of the frescoes, written in the evangelical story Ecce Homo («Behold the Man"). Portrait of Jesus Christ in a crown of thorns and prayerful gaze.
Cecilia got permission and started to work. Worked for a long time, carefully. It has been almost two years. When, finally, were removed blankets, then gathered stood rooted to the spot, not knowing what to say. The image on the mural is likely to remind you of a furry primate. Work Ecce Homo immediately dubbed Ecce Mono («Ce Monkey"), but out of respect to the original story are increasingly called "Ecce Homo».
The delicacy of the situation is complicated by the fact that Cecilia 80 years, she sincerely devout Catholic and laugh at her worthless. However, experts see her work, unanimously recognized its "worst in the history of painting restoration».
The plot was in the newspaper, with the speed of lightning swept across the world. By the time when it became aware of the intention to clean off the job Jimenez, people protested. Still superlative quality. Let the worst, but the main thing - the most!
Organized a petition in support of the restoration, it was said that the work of an elderly parishioner valuable and interesting legacy of the original. There were experts who are called "Ecce Homo" bright specimen of primitivism, compared it with the works of Goya, Modigliani.
In Borja pulled tourists, they certainly wanted to see with my own eyes the famous fresco. The summer of 2012 has put the fence, began to charge. People traveled from Latin America, Australia, China, Japan. Per year in the five thousandth Borge visited 57,000 people. Lowered donations chest. For the year were about 50 thousand euros.
Cecilia said that she herself does not need the money, but she would like to deductions from this income to the sick children.
At the end of the month the organization for the protection of intellectual property rights have been registered copyright Cecilia on "Ecce Homo".
Local wineries arranged an art exhibition of her paintings.
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