Christ the Redeemer
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Christ the Redeemer or Cristo Redentor may refer to:
- Sculpture:
- Christ the Redeemer (statue)Christ the Redeemer (statue)Christ the Redeemer is a statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; considered the largest Art Deco statue in the world and the 5th largest statue of Jesus in the world. It is tall, including its pedestal, and wide. It weighs 635 tonnes , and is located at the peak of the Corcovado...
, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Christ the Redeemer of the AndesChrist the Redeemer of the AndesChrist the Redeemer of the Andes is a monument high in the Andes at 3,832 metres above mean sea level on the border between Argentina and Chile...
, on Argentine-Chilean border - Cristo della MinervaCristo della MinervaThe Cristo della Minerva, also known as Christ the Redeemer or Christ Carrying the Cross, is a marble sculpture by the Italian High Renaissance master Michelangelo Buonarroti, finished in 1521...
by Michelangelo, in Rome - Cristo Redentor, a statue at Barra do GarçasBarra do GarçasBarra do Garças is a city with a population of 50,000 located in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso, around far from the capital city of Cuiabá...
, Brazil
- Christ the Redeemer (statue)
- Christ the Redeemer (icon)Christ the Redeemer (icon)Christ the Redeemer is an icon discovered by accident in a dilapidated woodshed near Zvenigorod in 1919. With several other icons stored nearby, it was attributed as the work of great Andrei Rublev, painted for one of Zvenigorod cathedrals in the 1420s. It is exhibited in the Tretyakov Gallery of...
- Christ the Redeemer ParishChrist the Redeemer ParishChrist the Redeemer Parish is a Catholic parish in Baku, Azerbaijan . It includes Christ the Redeemer Chapel, based in a private house purchased by Salesians, there is also a library. CRP maintains the Parish Social Ministry as well. Current parish priest is Father Slavko Shvigra...
, Azerbaijan - Cristo Redentor Tunnel, in Andes
- Christ the Redeemer ChurchChrist the Redeemer ChurchIn 1692, Fr Andrea, a Maltese Jesuit from Valletta, Malta, opened the building as a conservatory for girls. These were orphans, rejected by their families or had no possibility of "living honestly in poverty and misery". Fr Andrea received charitable collections from the Knights of Malta as well as...
, Maltese church - Christian title for JesusJesusJesus of Nazareth , commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity...