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The stained glass windows of the National Sanctuary of the Virgin of Charity of El Cobre, in Santiago de Cuba, are beginning to regain their beauty following the damage caused by Hurricane Melissa, which struck the area last October and left severe impacts on the housing infrastructure of the town and the iconic temple.
The Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba reported that more than 80% of the stained glass windows in the sanctuary were damaged, some of them completely destroyed, and that the restoration is being carried out by the Camagüeyan artists David and Damián Sánchez Prieto from Estudio-Taller Daluz.
According to the institution, the restorers are currently working on two stained glass windows, and part of their beauty can already be appreciated just three months after the repairs began.
In the coming weeks, they will begin with four others in a process aimed at restoring light and color to the temple dedicated to the Patroness of Cuba.
The Daluz Studio-Workshop had already participated in the restoration of the stained glass windows affected by Hurricane Sandy, a work recognized for its artistic quality and contribution to the conservation of the country's religious heritage.
The Archdiocese expressed its hope that the "skilled and loving hands" of the restorers will continue to restore beauty to the sanctuary, while also repairing the material and spiritual damage caused by Hurricane Melissa.
Before, and almost a month after the devastating passage of Hurricane Melissa through eastern Cuba, it was reported that the Sanctuary of the Virgin of Charity of El Cobre —the spiritual home of the Patroness of all Cubans— was beginning to regain part of its splendor thanks to the silent work of restorers and national heritage workers.
At that moment, the Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba released images showing the restoration process of one of the marble angels that guarded the temple's back entrance and had been toppled by the fury of the cyclone.
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