Saturday, April 30, 2011
RANDOM ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANICA
ESCOBAR Y MENDOZA, ANTONIO (1589-1669)- a spanish casuist, a decendant of the illustrious house of mendoza. educated by jesuits + at 15 joined their order. soon a famous preacher. for 50 years almost preached daily + sometimes twice a day. also a voluminous writer. approved looser morality + excuses for human fraility. mildly condemned by rome.
ESCORIAL/ESCURIAL- one of the most remarkable buildings in europe. comrising a convent, a church, a palace, + a mausoleum. on the sierra de guadarrama on the border of new castile. existence to a vow made by philip II of spain shortly after the battle o st. quentin, in which they routed the army of france, the death of toledo in 1567 threatened a fatal blow to the completion, but juan herrera, his favorite pupil, followed his plans. the prep + plans, + superintendence of the work entrusted by the king to juan bautista de toledo, italian taught. 1st stone in 1553. on 1584 last stone laid. each successive occupant to the spanish throne has done something, however slight, to restoration or adornment. 396,782 sq feet in total w/ all floors 1 meter wide + 95 miles long. 7 towers, 15 gateways, 12,000 windows + doors. blah blah. fire in 1671 burned 15 days + early church, part of palace + 2 towers escaped damage. 1808 the whole invaded by french soldiers. 1872 another fire, but those areas repaired
