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Statues Of Jesus
There are many statues of Jesus, including: Monumental statues * '' Christ the Redeemer'' is perhaps the most famous statue of Jesus Christ, located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Many other monumental statues of Jesus, include: * El Santisimo in Bucaramanga, Colombia * Cerro del Cubilete in Guanajuato, Mexico * Cerro de los Ángeles on a hill located in Getafe, Spain * Christ at El Picacho in the north area of Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras * ''Christ Blessing'' in Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia * '' Christ of Havana'' in Havana, Cuba * ''Christ of the Abyss'' in various underwater locations * ''Christ of the Mercy'' in the city of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua * '' Christ of the Ozarks'' in Arkansas, United States * Christ of the Sacred Heart above the town of El Morro, near the city of Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico * Christ of Vũng Tàu in Vung Tau city, Vietnam * Christ the King (Almada) overlooking the city of Lisbon, Portugal * ''Christ the King'' in Świebodzin, west ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesus
Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious leader; he is the central figure of Christianity, the world's largest religion. Most Christians believe he is the incarnation of God the Son and the awaited Messiah (the Christ) prophesied in the Hebrew Bible. Virtually all modern scholars of antiquity agree that Jesus existed historically. Research into the historical Jesus has yielded some uncertainty on the historical reliability of the Gospels and on how closely the Jesus portrayed in the New Testament reflects the historical Jesus, as the only detailed records of Jesus' life are contained in the Gospels. Jesus was a Galilean Jew who was circumcised, was baptized by John the Baptist, began his own ministry and was often referred to as "rabbi". Jesus debated with fellow Jews on ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristo De La Concordia
''Cristo de la Concordia'' (''Christ of Peace'') is a statue of Jesus Christ located atop San Pedro Hill, to the east of Cochabamba, Bolivia. It is accessible by cable car, or by climbing 2,000 steps. The statue is tall, on a pedestal of , for a total height of . Construction Construction of the statue began on 12 July 1987, and was completed 20 November 1994. It was designed by César and Wálter Terrazas Pardo, and was modeled after the statue ''Christ the Redeemer'' in Rio de Janeiro. Standing above the city of Cochabamba, the statue rises above sea level. Upon its completion, it became the largest statue of Jesus Christ in the world, surpassing the one it was modeled after. It weighs approximately . The head of the statue is tall, and weighs . The arms span . The statue has a surface area of 2,400 sq. metres (25,833 sq. ft.). 1,399 stairs lead to a viewing area inside the arms of the statue, but visitors are only permitted to make the ascent on Sundays. Design The sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesus De Greatest
''Jesus de Greatest'' is a statue of Jesus Christ located in Abajah village in Imo State, Nigeria. It is considered "Africa’s largest statue of Jesus", and is the fifth tallest statue on the African continent. The 160 foot African Renaissance Monument is the tallest statue in Africa, the 66 foot Great Sphinx of Giza is second, the 30 foot Statue of Ramesses II is third, and the 28 foot Nelson Mandela statue is fourth. ''Jesus de Greatest'' is not the tallest statue of Jesus in the world; that is ''Jesus Buntu Burake'' in Indonesia, which is 120 feet taller. ''Jesus de Greatest'' is tall and weighs 40 tons. It stands barefoot with both arms outstretched, and was carved out of white marble. It was unveiled on January 1, 2016. Mass was held at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Abajah with the presiding of the bishop of Orlu Catholic Diocese, Ret. Rev. Augustine Ukwuoma with hundreds of Roman Catholic priests and worshippers, and the unveiling of the statue was held on New Year's Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heart Of Jesus (statue) ''
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Divine Mercy Shrine (Misamis Oriental)
The Divine Mercy Shrine is a Catholic monument in El Salvador, Misamis Oriental, Philippines. It features a 50 foot statue of Jesus as the Divine Mercy as the focal point of Divine Mercy Hills, a tract of land overlooking Macajalar Bay on the island of Mindanao.''BusinessWeek Mindanao'' 26 August 2011: "DIVINE MERCY SHRINE in Misamis Oriental celebrates Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary The nine-hectare land for the Shrine was purchased for a nominal amount and the complex was paid for by donations.SunStar, Cagayan de Oro August 4, 2011: "For the Glory of God" by Guerrero A. Adaz/ref> The shrine was completed in 2008 and serves as a pilgrimage site for Divine Mercy devotees. Gallery File:Divine Mercy Hills, 200 steps to the top..jpg, 200 steps up to reach the top where the statue is located File:Divine Mercy Hills, El Salvador City..JPG, View from Divine Mercy Hills See also * List of statues of Jesus * List of tallest statues * Divine Mercy Sanctuary (Kraków) * '' Cristo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristo Rey (Mexican Statue)
''Cristo Rey'' is a statue on top of Cerro del Cubilete, ('Dice Cup Hill'), a mountain in Silao Municipality in Guanajuato, Mexico. Description Cerro del Cubilete is one of the most historically important religious shrines in Mexico and marks the country's geographical center. The current structure and base for the statue was created by artist Nicholas Mariscal in 1944 to honour the struggle of the Cristeros. In the words of former Mexican President Vicente Fox, the statue serves as a "rebuke to the suppressors of religious freedom" who sought to quash the Church during the persecution of Christians in Mexico during the first half of the twentieth century.Fox, Vicente and Rob Allyn Viking, 2007 Located 20 kilometers from Silao and 30 kilometers from León. It has a height of 2579 meters above sea level, 150 meters more than Machu Picchu in Peru. History In Silao, the bishop Valverde y Téllez was the promoter of the monument construction project and petitioner of the author ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristo Rey (Colombian Statue)
''Cristo Rey'' (English: Christ the King) is a statue 26 meters tall located in the ''Cerro de los Cristales'' (Hill of the Crystals) in the village of Los Andes, west of the city of Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. The hill is so named because of the large amount of quartz that could be collected in the surrounding area. On Sunday October 25, 1953, the statue was inaugurated at its summit an image of Christ in celebration of the fifty years following the end of the War of a Thousand Days. It is made of iron and concrete, with a mass of 464 tons and a height of 26 m, of which 5m belong to the pedestal. (Santiago de Cali County) History The Jesuit priest José María Arteaga had commissioned the[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristo Rei Of Dili
The ''Cristo Rei of Dili'' (Christ the King of Dili) statue ( pt, Estátua do Cristo Rei de Díli, tet, Estátua Cristo Rei Dili) is a colossal statue of Jesus Christ situated atop a globe at Cape Fatucama in Dili, East Timor. It is one of East Timor's main tourist attractions. The statue was designed, and its construction supervised, by Mochamad Syailillah, who is better known as "Bolil". It was officially unveiled by President Suharto of Indonesia in 1996 as a gift from the Indonesian Government to the people of Timor Timur, the then Indonesian province. Location The statue, and the globe on which it rests, are mounted on the peak of Cape Fatucama at the end of the Fatucama peninsula. The statue is accessible from the car park at Cristo Rei Beach, on the south side of the cape, inside the Bay of Dili, via a 570-step concrete staircase shaded by trees. From the base of the statue, there are panoramic views back over the bay towards Dili in the south west, out over the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristo Rei, Madeira
The Christ the King statue ( pt, Cristo Rei) also known as the Sacred Heart statue, is an Art Deco statue of Jesus Christ in Garajau, Madeira. History It is here that non catholic Christians were thrown from the cliffs as only Catholics were allowed to be buried on the island until 1770 when the British Cemetery of Funchal was established for non catholic Christians. The Jewish Cemetery of Funchal was established in 1851. The statue was built in remembrance of the function of the area's history. The statue was built in 1927 and consecrated on October 30, 1927. Financed by the local lawyer Aires de Ornelas and his wife, created by French artists Georges Serraz and Pierre Charles Lenoir. The statue was completed 4 years before Christ the Redeemer statue in Brazil. See also * '' Christ the Redeemer'', in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil * Cristo-Rei in Lisbon, Portugal (28 m) * List of statues of Jesus There are many statues of Jesus, including: Monumental statues * '' Christ the Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristo Rei, Lubango
The Christ the King statue (Portuguese: ''Cristo Rei'') is a Catholic monument and shrine overlooking the city of Lubango in the South of Angola. It was inspired by the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), as one of only four in the world. This white marble statue was built in 1957. The monument was designed in the 1950s by Portuguese engineer of Madeira Frazão Sardinha, and is listed as an Angolan World Heritage Site as of April 18, 2014. History The statue was built in 1957, by the ancient settlers of the region of Madeira (Portugal). It was built as a Catholic landmark, but represented colonial interests in various Portuguese countries during the colonial period. Architecture Built on a base of cement and hydraulic lime, at an altitude of two thousand 130 meters above sea level, the monument rests on a foundation of stones, cement and bricks, with two levels to support a ladder to the last, which is more practical view the statue.{{cite web, url=http://www ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristo Redentore
''The Statue of Christ the Redeemer of Maratea'' ( it, Cristo Redentore di Maratea) is a statue of Jesus Christ in Maratea, southern Italy, realized in Carrara marble on the top of the Mountain “''St. Biagio".'' The sculpture was created by the Florentine sculptor Bruno Innocenti. The entire Statue was completed in 1965. The idea to realize the Statue was the Count Stefano Rivetti of Valcervo’s, who was also the promoter and financier of the project execution. The statue This is the third tallest statue of Jesus in Europe, after ''Christ the King'' in Świebodzin, Poland and ''Cristo-Rei'' (''Christ the King'') in Lisbon, and the fifth in the world after ''Cristo de la Concordia'' and ''Christ the Redeemer'', both in South America. It is 21,20 metres high, the head is 3 metres in height and the arm-span is 19 metres from finger tip to finger tip. History The idea to realize the statue of Christ the Redeemer in Maratea belongs to the Count Stefano Rivetti d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristo Del Pacífico
Cristo del Pacífico, "the Christ of the Pacific", is a statue of Jesus erected in Lima, Peru, in 2011. Its erection was a gift from a consortium of Brazilian companies to the city of Lima, under former President Alan García, and described as a parting gift to the nation on occasion of his leaving office after the 2011 presidential election. It was inspired by the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro. Height At including its pedestal, and without, the statue is smaller than the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, which measures , without its pedestal. See also * List of statues of Jesus There are many statues of Jesus, including: Monumental statues * '' Christ the Redeemer'' is perhaps the most famous statue of Jesus Christ, located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Many other monumental statues of Jesus, include: * El Santisimo in ... References Buildings and structures in Lima Colossal statues of Jesus 2011 sculptures {{Public-art-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
