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Sacred Heart Of Jesus (Indianapolis)
''Sacred Heart of Jesus'', is a public artwork by an unknown artist, located at Sacred Heart Church, which is in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America. It is a marble figure of Jesus standing with his arms outstretched at his sides. He is dressed in robes, barefoot and on his chest is the Sacred Heart. He stands on clouds and thorns, and it is mounted to a base of brick and limestone. Constructed just after 1960, it was on display at Alverna Retreat House in Indianapolis. In 1992 the sculpture was relocated to its current location at Sacred Heart Church. Information Sacred Heart of Jesus was originally purchased by the Franciscans for installation at Alverna Retreat House in Indianapolis, in the early 1960s. In the early 1990s the retreat house closed and the sculpture was moved to Sacred Heart Church. Upon being moved to Sacred Heart the sculpture was rededicated. In 1992 architect Donald Wood was commissioned by the Philip Caito Jr. Family. Wood created a shrine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marble
Marble is a metamorphic rock composed of recrystallized carbonate minerals, most commonly calcite or Dolomite (mineral), dolomite. Marble is typically not Foliation (geology), foliated (layered), although there are exceptions. In geology, the term ''marble'' refers to metamorphosed limestone, but its use in stonemasonry more broadly encompasses unmetamorphosed limestone. Marble is commonly used for Marble sculpture, sculpture and as a building material. Etymology The word "marble" derives from the Ancient Greek (), from (), "crystalline rock, shining stone", perhaps from the verb (), "to flash, sparkle, gleam"; Robert S. P. Beekes, R. S. P. Beekes has suggested that a "Pre-Greek origin is probable". This Stem (linguistics), stem is also the ancestor of the English language, English word "marmoreal," meaning "marble-like." While the English term "marble" resembles the French language, French , most other European languages (with words like "marmoreal") more closely resemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 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, wes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1961 Sculptures
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Catholic Adoration Of Jesus
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide Worldwide may refer to: * Pertaining to the entire world * Worldwide (rapper) (born 1986), American rapper * Pitbull (rapper) (born 1981), also known as Mr. Worldwide, American rapper * ''Worldwide'' (Audio Adrenaline album), 2003 * ''Worldwide' ... . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.Gerald O'Collins, O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 Catholic particular churches and liturgical rites#Churches, ''sui iuris'' churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and Eparchy, eparchies located List of Catholic dioceses (structured view), around the world. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the Papal supremacy, chief pastor of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Religion In Indianapolis
Indianapolis (), colloquially known as Indy, is the List of U.S. state and territorial capitals, state capital and List of U.S. states' largest cities by population, most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the county seat, seat of Marion County, Indiana, Marion County. According to the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau, the consolidated population of Indianapolis and Marion County was 977,203 in 2020. The "Indianapolis (balance), balance" population, which excludes semi-autonomous municipalities in Marion County, was 887,642. It is the List of United States cities by population, 15th most populous city in the U.S., the third-most populous city in the Midwestern United States, Midwest, after Chicago and Columbus, Ohio, and the fourth-most populous state capital after Phoenix, Arizona, Austin, Texas, and Columbus. The Indianapolis metropolitan area is the List of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, 33rd most populous metropolitan statistical area in the U.S., ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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