SAMUEL VALERO

Yauyos y Huarochirí son dos provincias del Departamento de Lima que en 1957 la Santa Sede erigió en Prelatura Nullius. Era un extenso territorio, en plena cordillera de los Andes, que precisaba una labor directa, eficaz y entregada. El Papa encomendo esta tarea al Opus Dei. Un puñado de sacerdotes, capitaneados por su obispo, desarrollo su labor pastoral al servicio de gentes muy pobres y bondadosas, de honda religiosidad, pero postergadas por la ignorancia y el aislamiento. Esta obra narra sucesos y circunstancias que acompañaron la labor de atencion espiritual y promocion social, en años de dificil andadura por pueblos y caserios, viajando por la fria cordillera, entre asombros y peligros. Samuel Valero vio y vivio lo que relata con vibracion y maestria. El lector se sentira transportado a un mundo apasionante, e impulsado a proseguir hasta agotar la ultima pagina. Samuel Valero nacio en Teruel en 1928. Terminada la Guerra Civil, ingreso en el Seminario. Curso Filosofia y Teologia en el Seminario de Barcelona, y se ordeno sacerdote en 1951. Despues de varios años atendiendo parroquias de su diocesis, se traslado a la Prelatura Nullius de Yauyos (Peru). Alli permanecio durante diez años, la mayoria de ellos como Canciller de la Prelatura y profesor de Lengua Castellana. A su regreso, trabajo con estudiantes en el Colegio Guadalaviar y en el de El Vedat de Valencia. Como autor, cultiva sobre todo la narracion corta y el cuento. Fallecido el autor el 22/11/2012.

YAUYOS AND HUAROCHIRÍ ARE TWO PROVINCES IN THE DEPARTMENT OF LIMA THAT THE HOLY SEE SEPARATED IN 1957 FROM THE ARCHDIOCESE OF THE PERUVIAN CAPITAL TO ESTABLISH THEM AS A PRELATURA NULLIUS. AT OVER 4,000 METERS ABOVE SEA LEVEL, WITH PEAKS REACHING 6,000, IT WAS A VAST TERRITORY THAT HAD TO BE RESCUED FROM CENTURIES OF NEGLECT AND TURNED INTO A DIOCESE LIKE ANY OTHER. THE POPE ENTRUSTED THIS TASK TO OPUS DEI.A HANDFUL OF PRIESTS, LED BY THEIR BISHOP (IGNACIO ORBEGOZO), CARRIED OUT THEIR MISSION OF SERVICE THERE, RIDING BEASTS OF BURDEN THROUGH THE HARSHNESS OF A RUGGED LAND. SAMUEL VALERO WAS ONE OF THEM, AND HE RECOUNTS WHAT HE SAW AND LIVED IN HIS SURPRISING AND EPIC ADVENTURE IN THE ANDES.

YAUYOS AND HUAROCHIRÍ ARE TWO PROVINCES IN THE DEPARTMENT OF LIMA THAT THE HOLY SEE SEPARATED IN 1957 FROM THE ARCHDIOCESE OF THE PERUVIAN CAPITAL TO ESTABLISH THEM AS A PRELATURA NULLIUS. AT OVER 4,000 METERS ABOVE SEA LEVEL, WITH PEAKS REACHING 6,000, IT WAS A VAST TERRITORY THAT HAD TO BE RESCUED FROM CENTURIES OF NEGLECT AND TURNED INTO A DIOCESE LIKE ANY OTHER. THE POPE ENTRUSTED THIS TASK TO OPUS DEI.A HANDFUL OF PRIESTS, LED BY THEIR BISHOP (IGNACIO ORBEGOZO), CARRIED OUT THEIR MISSION OF SERVICE THERE, RIDING BEASTS OF BURDEN THROUGH THE HARSHNESS OF A RUGGED LAND. SAMUEL VALERO WAS ONE OF THEM, AND HE RECOUNTS WHAT HE SAW AND LIVED IN HIS SURPRISING AND EPIC ADVENTURE IN THE ANDES.