A seminal presentation by Fr. José Conrado Rodríguez Alegre, providing an in-depth, first-hand analysis of the uncertain future faced by Cuba, its Church and its people.
A relevant and historical figure in the Island’s civic awareness movement, Fr. Conrado, as he is affectionately called, was born in San Luis, Oriente on June 4, 1951. After studying at the San Carlos Seminary in Havana, he was ordained priest in 1976. He taught at San Carlos and San Basilio, and was parish priest at the Santiago Cathedral and student counselor at the University of Oriente. In 1988 he received his Master in philosophy from the Universidad Pontífica Comillas in Madrid and was parish priest at Palma Soriano from 1988 to 1996. In 1999 he received his degree in journalism from the University of Salamanca. He served at Santa Teresita parish in Santiago for 13 years, where he became an advocate for civil rights and justice. He was subsequently transferred to Francisco de Paula in Trinidad, Cienfuegos, where he still serves. In 2012 he received the Geremec award from the Ministry of Foreign Relations in Poland, in recognition of his defense of human rights in Cuba. He has published: Florecillas de la Iglesia Cubana; Utopías; Resistencia y Sumisión en Cuba; and Sueños y pesadillas de un cura en Cuba. His three-volume work Papeles sobre Cuba is forthcoming.
His presentation will be held at the emblematic The Church of the Transfiguration, founded in the 19th century by Fr. Félix Varela, a Cuban priest who, from his parish in New York City, tended to the disenfranchised and advocated for Cuba’s freedom from Spain.
This event is part of our CreateNYC Language Access Series on Cuban History, Art, and Literature.
It will be held in Spanish, with simultaneous English translation through earphones.
CHURCH OF THE TRANSFIGURATION
29 Mott St, NYC
FREE ADMISSION
RSVP at: info@cubanculturalcenter.org
[Pictured above: The Church of the Transfiguration at Mott Street]
This event is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
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