Luis González-Carvajal Santabárbara (Madrid, 1947), engineer, priest, and Spanish theologian. He is considered one of the most read Christian authors currently in the Spanish language.
He studied at the Menesian School in Madrid. In 1969, after completing his degree in Mining Engineering, he entered the Seminary of Madrid and was ordained a priest in 1974, becoming incardinated in the Madrid archdiocese. He holds a doctorate in Theology from the Pontifical University of Salamanca.
He was first a coadjutor and then a parish priest of various parishes in Madrid. He has also been a professor at the ESCUNI University School of Education in Madrid and general secretary of Caritas Spain. Since 1982, he has been a professor of Moral Theology, first at the "San Dámaso" Theological Studies Center, then at the Higher Institute of Pastoral of Madrid, and finally at the Faculty of Theology of the Pontifical University Comillas, Madrid campus, where he has been a Full Professor (equivalent to a professor in other universities), director of the Department of Moral Theology, and director of the "Comillas Theology" collection.
After retiring from the University (September 2012) he worked for six years at the parish of Our Lady of Pilar in Madrid, and he is currently the chaplain of the Santo Domingo el Real Monastery, also in Madrid, although he continues writing and giving lectures.
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