SACRED SPACES AND THEIR PROTOCOL: THE SEARCH FOR THE DIVINE THROUGH LITURGICAL SCENOGRAPHY

Abstract

This Final Degree Project explores the relationship between Catholic liturgy, sacred space, and scenography, analyzing how architectural design, light, and ritual order shape the faithful¿s spiritual experience. Through an interdisciplinary approach combining theology, art history, and communication studies, the research examines the protocol structures that govern Catholic worship and their impact on liturgical participation. The study traces the evolution of sacred architecture and ritual expression from early Christianity to post Vatican II reforms, highlighting the continuity between symbolic language and theological meaning. By interpreting space as a form of communication and liturgy as performative theology, the work demonstrates that sacred scenography is not merely aesthetic but a living expression of faith. It proposes that Catholic liturgical architecture and ritual order constitute a unified system of signs that make the divine perceptible through space, light, and ceremony, offering new perspectives for understanding how faith is experienced through artistic and spatial forms.