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Christ Pantocrator mosaic in Byzantine style from the Cefalù Cathedral, Sicily. The most common translation of Pantocrator is "Almighty" or "All-powerful". In this understanding, Pantokrator is a compound word formed from the Greek words πᾶς, pas (GEN παντός pantos), i.e. "all" [4] and κράτος, kratos, i.e. "strength", "might", "power". [5]
Many other monumental statues of Jesus, include: 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 ...
The Oddo Memorial, also known as Christ the Teacher or Christ the Teacher and Four Students, [1] is an outdoor sculptural group commemorating Reverend Thomas C. Oddo by Donovan Peterson, installed on the University of Portland campus in Portland, Oregon, United States. Oddo had advocated for the commissioning of a sculpture "that reflected both ...
By RYAN GORMAN X-rays have revealed that a statue of Christ has human teeth. The Lord of Patience statue in the parish of San Bartolo Cuautlalpan is famous for being covered in blood and depicting ...
The Alexamenos graffito. The Alexamenos graffito (known also as the graffito blasfemo, or blasphemous graffito) [1]: 393 is a piece of Roman graffito scratched in plaster on the wall of a room near the Palatine Hill in Rome, Italy, which has now been removed and is in the Palatine Museum. [2]
The iconic statue of Christ on the globe sphere of planet Earth is part of the Monument to Divino Salvador del Mundo on Plaza El Salvador del Mundo (The Savior of the World Plaza). The statue was damaged in the 1986 San Salvador earthquake. [3] [4] It was rebuilt and put back in place months after the campaign "Lift up your soul Salvadoran".
A gilded plaque with items linked with Christ's crucifixion, such as nails, a crown of thorns, and dice as used by the Roman soldiers adorns the statue. [6] At various times, the statue is dressed in a robe. During the Black Christ Festival held on October 21, the robe is of red or wine in colour. It is of purple colour during Holy Week. The ...
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. [1] Another name, much less popular, is the Monument to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The sculpture was designed by Victorio Macho, [2] and it is also the location of his tomb.