About the Author

Johan van Parys, PhD, is the director of liturgy and sacred arts at the Basilica of Saint Mary in Minneapolis. He also teaches liturgy in the School of Theology of St. John's University and is the co-founder and president of the Minnesota/North Dakota Chapter of the Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums. Dr. van Parys received his doctorate in theology in liturgical studies from the University of Notre Dame and has graduate degrees from the Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium, in archeology, art history, architecture, and religious studies. Johan van Parys, PhD, es director de Liturgia y Arte Sacro en la Bas�lica de Santa Mar�a, en Minneapolis. Tambi�n ense�a Liturgia en la Escuela de Teolog�a de la Saint John's University y es presidente y cofundador del Chapter of the Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums. Es doctor en Teolog�a, con especialidad en Liturgia, por la Universidad de Notre Dame; ha obtenido otros grados acad�micos en la Universidad de Lovaina (B�lgica) en Arqueolog�a, Arte, Historia, Arquitectura y Religi�n.