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Word of Life (often called "Touchdown Jesus") is a mural by American artist Millard Sheets on the side of Hesburgh Library, on the University of Notre Dame campus in Notre Dame, Indiana. The artwork measures 134 feet (41 m) high and 68 feet (21 m) wide.
As noted by Notre Dame's website, 'Touchdown Jesus' is measured at 134 feet tall and 68 feet wide. More than 5,700 multi-colored pieces of granite make it up.
Touchdown Jesus may refer to: Word of Life or Touchdown Jesus, a mural visible from Notre Dame Stadium, in Notre Dame, Indiana; King of Kings or Touchdown Jesus, a statue that was on the east side of Interstate 75 near Monroe, Ohio "Touchdown Jesus", a song from Tim McGraw's Emotional Traffic album
The library's exterior façade that faces the university's football stadium includes a large, 134-foot (41 m) by 68-foot (21 m) mural called Word of Life, or more commonly known as Touchdown Jesus. As of 2009, the library ranked as the 61st largest collection among research universities in the United States, with an estimated 3.39 million volumes.
FILE - A Notre Dame flag waves in the wind in front of the The Word of Life Mural, aka "Touchdown Jesus," on the Hesburgh Library before an NCAA college football game between Notre Dame and ...
The nickname "Touchdown Jesus" is more commonly associated with a raised-arm mural of Jesus on the Notre Dame campus in South Bend, Ind. that can be seen from the football stadium.
The statue was given many nicknames, both affectionate and derisive, by local residents and I-75 travelers. Among them were: Big J [1]; Big Butter Jesus [4]; Touchdown Jesus (based on a similarity to the mural on the Hesburgh Library overlooking Notre Dame Stadium; American football referees signal a touchdown with a similar gesture) [1]
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