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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 ...
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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 The Cerro del Cubilete ('Dice Cup Hill') is a tall mountain-hill in Silao Municipality in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North Ame ...
in Guanajuato, Mexico *
Cerro de los Ángeles The Cerro de los Ángeles (''Hill of the Angels'') is a hill located in Getafe, Spain, about south of Madrid. The site is famous for being the geographic centre of the Iberian Peninsula. On top of the hill there is a fourteenth-century monaste ...
on a hill located in Getafe, Spain *
Christ at El Picacho The Christ at "El Picacho" is a monument which stands on the hill El Picacho in the north area of Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras, at a height of 4,353 feet above sea level. History In 1997, during preparations for the celebration of the 200 ...
in the north area of Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras * ''
Christ Blessing ''Jesus Blesses'' or ''Christ Blessing'' (in Manado language is ''Yesus Kase Berkat'' or ''Kristus Kase Berkat'') is a statue of Jesus Christ in Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. The structure stands 50 metres (158.3 feet) tall and consists of 2 ...
'' in Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia * '' Christ of Havana'' in Havana, Cuba * ''
Christ of the Abyss ''Christ of the Abyss'' (Italian: ''Il Cristo degli Abissi'') is a submerged bronze statue of Jesus Christ by , the original cast of which is located in the Mediterranean Sea, off San Fruttuoso, between Camogli and Portofino on the Italian Rivi ...
'' in various underwater locations * ''
Christ of the Mercy The ''Christ of the Mercy'' is a colossal statue of Jesus Christ in the city of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, to a height of 134m above sea level  . The statue is located high above the northernmost seawall in the bay of San Juan. At the fo ...
'' in the city of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua * '' Christ of the Ozarks'' in Arkansas, United States *
Christ of the Sacred Heart ''Christ of the Sacred Heart'' ( es, Cristo del Sagrado Corazón) is a statue of Jesus displaying his Sacred Heart located above the town of El Morro, six miles south of the city of Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico. The statue is situated dire ...
above the town of El Morro, near the city of Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico *
Christ of Vũng Tàu __NOTOC__ ''Christ the King, of Vũng Tàu'' ( vi, Tượng Chúa Kitô Vua, lit=Statue of Christ the King) is a statue of Jesus, standing on Mount Nhỏ in Vũng Tàu, Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province, Đông Nam Bộ, Vietnam. The Vietnamese ...
in Vung Tau city, Vietnam *
Christ the King (Almada) The Sanctuary of Christ the King ( pt, Santuário de Cristo Rei) is a Catholic monument and shrine dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ overlooking the city of Lisbon situated in Almada, in Portugal. It was inspired by the '' Christ the R ...
overlooking the city of Lisbon, Portugal * ''
Christ the King Christ the King is a title of Jesus in Christianity referring to the idea of the Kingdom of God where the Christ is described as seated at the right hand of God. Many Christian denominations consider the kingly office of Christ to be one of ...
'' in Świebodzin, western Poland * ''
Christ the Redeemer of the Andes ''Christ the Redeemer of the Andes'' ( es, Cristo Redentor de los Andes) is a monument high in the Principal Cordillera of the Andes at 3,832 metres (12,572 ft) above mean sea level on the border between Argentina and Chile. It was unveil ...
'' (Argentina/Chile) * Cristo Blanco, atop Pukamuqu in the Cusco Region of Peru * ''
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 ...
'' in Cochabamba, Bolivia * ''
Cristo de las Noas ''El Cristo de las Noas'', located on the Cerro de las Noas hill, in the Mexican city of Torreón, Coahuila, is a large sculpture by Vladimir Alvarado, portraying Jesus Christ. It was built between 1973 and 2000. The statue measures 21. ...
'' in Torreón, Mexico * ''
Cristo della Minerva The ''Risen Christ'', ''Cristo della Minerva'' in Italian, also known as ''Christ the Redeemer'' or ''Christ Carrying the Cross'', is a marble sculpture by the Italy High Renaissance master Michelangelo, finished in 1521. It is in the church of ...
'' by Michelangelo, in Rome * ''
Cristo del Otero The ''Cristo del Otero'' (Christ of the Knoll) is a large sculpture and symbol of the city of Palencia in Spain, located on a knoll (''otero'') on the outskirts of the city. Another name, much less popular, is the Monument to the Sacred Heart o ...
'' on the outskirts of the city of Palencia in Spain *
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 ...
in Lima, Peru *
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 th ...
Christ the Redeemer of Maratea, Italy *
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 ...
in Lubango, Angola. *
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 al ...
in the Portuguese archipelago of Madeira *
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 ...
in Dili, East Timor *
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 ...
in the village of Los Andes, west of the city of Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia *
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 mark ...
in Silao Municipality in Guanajuato, Mexico. *
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 is ...
in El Salvador, Misamis Oriental, Philippines. * Heart of Jesus in Lupeni, Romania. * ''
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 Renaissa ...
'' in Abajah village in Imo State, Nigeria * ''
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'' (defunct) near Monroe, Ohio, in the United States * ''
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'' near Monroe, a replacement of King of Kings *
Monumento al Divino Salvador del Mundo Monumento al Divino Salvador del Mundo ( en, Monument to the Divine Savior of the World) is a monument located on Plaza El Salvador del Mundo (The Savior of the World Plaza) in San Salvador City, El Salvador. It consists of a statue of Jesus Chr ...
in San Salvador City, El Salvador * Statue of Jesus in Mansinam Island, West Papua, Indonesia * Sacred Heart of Jesus (Roxas, Capiz) in Roxas, Capiz in the Philippines *
Sagrat Cor de Jesus Sagrat Cor de Jesus (Christ, the Sacred Heart of Jesus) is a monument located north of Ibiza Town on the Spanish island of Ibiza.Title: Mapa Topográfico Nacional de España - 798 Ibiza/Eivissa. Published: ING. Date of issue: 2006 Edition. :. ...
in Ibiza, Spain * Statue of Jesus in Saidnaya, Syria * Statue of Jesus Christ on top of the
Temple Expiatori del Sagrat Cor The Temple Expiatori del Sagrat Cor (; en, Expiatory Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, es, Templo Expiatorio del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús) is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica located on the summit of Mount Tibidabo in Barcelona, ...
in Barcelona, Spain * Statue of the Holy Son in
Wolmyeongdong Wolmyeongdong (a.k.a. Wol Myeong Dong, ) is a worship and recreation center in Chungnam Province, South Korea. It is also known as the Recreation Center of the Christian Gospel Mission (CGM). Wolmyeongdong consists of various facilities and bui ...
, South Korea * Statue of Jesus Christ at Buntu Burake Hill, South Sulawesi, Indonesia


Others

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Bambino Gesu of Arenzano The Bambino Gesu of Arenzano locally known as Il Grande Piccinino (Lit: Child Jesus of Arenzano, the Great Little Child) is a Roman Catholic devotional image depicting the Child Jesus venerated by the Genoese faithful. The image takes its iconog ...
* Batlló Majesty *
Black Nazarene The Black Nazarene ( es, El Nazareno Negro, Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareno; fil, Poóng Itím na Nazareno, Hesus Nazareno) is a life-sized image of a dark-skinned, kneeling Jesus Christ carrying the Cross enshrined in the Minor Basilica of the ...
* Chocolate Jesus * ''Christ and St. Thomas'' (Verrocchio) * ''
Christ of the Abyss ''Christ of the Abyss'' (Italian: ''Il Cristo degli Abissi'') is a submerged bronze statue of Jesus Christ by , the original cast of which is located in the Mediterranean Sea, off San Fruttuoso, between Camogli and Portofino on the Italian Rivi ...
'' * Christ of the Lanterns * '' Christ of the Ohio'' * ''Christus'' (Indianapolis) * ''Christus'' (statue) * ''Corpus'' (Bernini) * Cristo de La Laguna * Cristo de Tacoronte *
Cristo della Minerva The ''Risen Christ'', ''Cristo della Minerva'' in Italian, also known as ''Christ the Redeemer'' or ''Christ Carrying the Cross'', is a marble sculpture by the Italy High Renaissance master Michelangelo, finished in 1521. It is in the church of ...
* ''Cristo Negro'' (Portobelo) * ''
The Dead Christ ''The Dead Christ'' or ''The Redeemer in Death'' is a statue of Jesus Christ executed in white Carrara marble by the Irish sculptor John Hogan in Rome. Hogan created three versions of the statue in the early 19th century: * the first (1829) is l ...
'' * ''The Deposition'' (Michelangelo) *
Gero Cross The Gero Cross or Gero Crucifix (german: Gero-Kreuz, link=no), of around 965–970, is the oldest large sculpture of the crucified Christ north of the Alps, and has always been displayed in Cologne Cathedral in Germany. It was commissioned by Gero ...
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Holy Face of Lucca The Holy Face of Lucca ( it, Volto Santo di Lucca) is an , ancient wooden carving of Christ crucified in Lucca, Italy. Medieval legends state that it was sculpted by Nicodemus who assisted St. Joseph of Arimathea in placing Christ in his tomb aft ...
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Holy Infant of Good Health The Holy Infant of Good Health (''Santo Niño de la Salud'') is a statue of the Christ Child regarded by many to be miraculous, which was found in 1939, in Morelia, Michoacán State, Mexico. The statue is eleven inches tall. A number of healings ...
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Homeless Jesus ''Homeless Jesus'',Hilliard, Mark"Homeless Jesus at Christ Church set to provoke reflection" ''The Irish Times'', 2015-5-1. Retrieved on 2015-5-2. also known as ''Jesus the Homeless'', is a bronze sculpture by Canadian sculptor Timothy Schmalz ...
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Infant Jesus of Mechelen The Infant Jesus of Mechelen () is an unadorned 16th-century wooden image depicting the Child Jesus holding a globus cruciger and imparting a blessing. It is now in the Louvre Museum in Paris, as a typical representative of a type of image produce ...
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Infant Jesus of Prague The Infant Jesus of Prague ( cs, Pražské Jezulátko: es, Niño Jesús de Praga) is a 16th-century wax-coated wooden statue of the Child Jesus holding a '' globus cruciger'' of Spanish origin, now located in the Discalced Carmelite Church of ...
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Kristu tal-Baħħara ''Kristu tal-Baħħara'' (English: ''Christ of the Sailors'') is an underwater statue of Jesus Christ two kilometers off the coast of Malta. It was made by Maltese sculptor Alfred Camilleri Cauchi from concrete covered fiberglass. Cauchi was c ...
* ''Crucifix'' (Michelangelo) *
Monumento al Divino Salvador del Mundo Monumento al Divino Salvador del Mundo ( en, Monument to the Divine Savior of the World) is a monument located on Plaza El Salvador del Mundo (The Savior of the World Plaza) in San Salvador City, El Salvador. It consists of a statue of Jesus Chr ...
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Nazareno de Achaguas Nazareno de Achaguas is a nineteenth-century wooden statue of Jesus Christ in the town of Achaguas, Venezuela. It was commissioned by José Antonio Páez. In 2014 it was given a heritage listing (''Bien de Interés Cultural A Bien de Interés Cu ...
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Child Jesus images in Mexico The ''Niño Dios'' (literally Child God) of Mexico is a tradition of venerating the Child Jesus in Mexico which has taken root from the time it was introduced in the 16th century and then synchronized with pre-Hispanic elements to form some uniq ...
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Niñopa The Niñopa or Niñopan is the most venerated image of the Child Jesus in the Mexico City borough of Xochimilco. It was created over 430 years ago in the San Bernardino monastery, as part of evangelization efforts. Since then it has been in the po ...
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Palestrina Pietà The ''Palestrina Pietà'' is a marble sculpture of the Italian Renaissance, dating from c. 1555 and now in the Galleria dell'Accademia, Florence. It was formerly attributed to Michelangelo, but now it is mostly considered to have been completed ...
* '' The Parable'' * ''Pietà'' (Gregorio Fernandez) * ''Pietà'' (Michelangelo) * Replicas of Michelangelo's ''Pietà'' * ''The Resurrection'' (Fazzini) *
Rondanini Pietà The ''Rondanini Pietà'' is a marble sculpture that Michelangelo worked on from 1552 until the last days of his life, in 1564. Several sources indicate that there were actually three versions, with this one being the last. The name Rondanini ref ...
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Rood of Grace The Rood of Grace was a crucifix kept at Boxley Abbey in Kent in southeast England. It was a mechanized likeness of Jesus, described by one Protestant iconoclast as an ingenious contraption of wires and rods that made the eyes move like a living t ...
* Sacred Heart of Jesus (Indianapolis) *
Sagrat Cor de Jesus Sagrat Cor de Jesus (Christ, the Sacred Heart of Jesus) is a monument located north of Ibiza Town on the Spanish island of Ibiza.Title: Mapa Topográfico Nacional de España - 798 Ibiza/Eivissa. Published: ING. Date of issue: 2006 Edition. :. ...
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Santo Bambino of Aracoeli The Santo Bambino of Aracœli ("Holy Child of Aracœli"), sometimes known as the Bambino Gesù di Aracœli ("Child Jesus of Aracœli") is a 15th-century Roman Catholic devotional replicated wooden image enshrined in the titular Basilica of Santa M ...
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Holy Infant of Atocha Holy Infant of Atocha, ''Santo Niño de Atocha'', ''Holy Child of Atocha'', ''Saint Child of Atocha'', or ''Wise Child of Atocha'' is a Roman Catholic image of the Christ Child popular among the Hispanic cultures of Spain, Latin America and th ...
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Santo Niño de Cebú The Santo Niño de Cebú is a Roman Catholic title of the Child Jesus associated with a religious image of the Christ Child widely venerated as miraculous by Filipino Catholics. It is the oldest Christian artifact in the Philippines, originally ...
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Señor de los Temblores ''Señor de los Temblores'' (in Quechua known as Taytacha Temblores, meaning Christ or Lord of the Earthquakes) is a 16th-century statue of the crucifixion of Jesus in Cusco Cathedral in Cusco, Peru. It is popularly believed to have reduced damag ...
* Señor de Los Cielos (Tlaltenago, Zacatecas, Mexico) * ''
The Servant Christ ''The Servant Christ'' is a public artwork by American artist Jimilu Mason, located at Christ House, 1717 Columbia Road, NW in Washington, D.C., United States. ''The Servant Christ'' was originally surveyed as part of the Smithsonian's Save Out ...
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Virgin and Child from the Sainte-Chapelle The ''Virgin and Child from the Sainte-Chapelle'' is an ivory sculpture probably created in the 1260s, currently in the possession of the Louvre Museum in Paris. The museum itself describes it as "unquestionably the most beautiful piece of ronde- ...
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Well of Moses The Well of Moses (French: ''Puits de Moïse'') is a monumental sculpture recognised as the masterpiece of the Dutch artist Claus Sluter (1340–1405–06), assisted by his nephew Claus de Werve. It was executed by Sluter and his workshop in ...


See also

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Depiction of Jesus The depiction of Jesus in pictorial form dates back to early Christian art and architecture, as aniconism in Christianity was rejected within Christianity in the ante-Nicene period, the ante-Nicene period.Philip Schaff commenting on Irenaeus, w ...


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