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The Christ the King statue () also known as the Sacred Heart statue, is an
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statue of
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in Garajau,
Madeira Madeira ( ; ), officially the Autonomous Region of Madeira (), is an autonomous Regions of Portugal, autonomous region of Portugal. It is an archipelago situated in the North Atlantic Ocean, in the region of Macaronesia, just under north of ...
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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 Pierre Lenoir (; 23 May 1879, in Paris – 9 September 1953, in Paris) was a French sculptor. Biography Pierre Lenoir was a French sculptor and medallist and was one of the Breton sculptors born in the 1880s who studied together at the École ...
. The statue was completed 4 years before Christ the Redeemer statue in Brazil.


See also

* '' Christ the Redeemer'', in
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* Cristo-Rei in Lisbon, Portugal (28 m) *
List of statues of Jesus There are many statues of Jesus, including: Monumental statues * ''Christ the King'' in Świebodzin, Poland, is the tallest Jesus statue in the world according to the Guinness Book of World Records. * '' Christ the Redeemer'' in Rio de Janeiro ...


References

{{reflist Colossal statues of Jesus Christ the King Outdoor sculptures in Portugal Tourist attractions in Madeira Colossal statues in Portugal