Simplicity that stands out in the distance – Cristo Rey Parish Church 📷 Málaga – Spain

<div class="text-justify"> --- >It may not be centuries old, nor does it feature a Baroque style with ornate or extravagant decorations; yet, from afar, you can see the bell tower and its simplicity, which, against the deep blue sky, stands out from the other buildings thanks to its pure white colour. As we draw nearer, we see the beauty of a church or parish that stems from its few, yet delicate, decorations, its beautiful simplicity, and a bell tower that rises towards the clouds. ---  --- I often search the map for new things to surprise me, places to explore and discover. When it comes to churches, what I like most is the art they contain, their history and age; and, of course, the ones I like best are those with a long history spanning the years, which have much to tell and stand the test of time. But that doesn’t mean I overlook the more modern churches. They feature a different kind of art and often surprise me. In my searches on the map, I always type in the word ‘churches’ and a huge number appear, but I realised that in certain areas there were none at all, until I tried another word: ‘parish’. That reminded me of how I used to teach my students that it all comes down to how you search; if it doesn’t work, you have to change your approach, and that’s exactly what I did. At that moment, I realised there were still many of the city’s hidden gems to discover, and that’s how I came across the Cristo Rey Parish. ---     --- At one point in history, its full name was the Parish of Christ the King and Our Lady of the Rosary, following a merger in 1997; however, the former was built in 1942, although it was first conceived in 1937, and the latter in 1967. Then, in 2011, they separated again, and in 2020 they were reunited and are now looked after by the Consolata missionaries. I was walking along a wide avenue until, at a junction of several streets, I found myself on Santiago Ramón y Cajal Avenue. And from the huge roundabout there, I could see it in the distance, particularly its tower and its white colour on a day when the intense blue of the sky was dotted with a few white clouds casting a slight shadow. ---   <center>  </center>     <center> ![20260512_181219.jpg] […]