12 Fascinating Facts About Christ the Redeemer Statue: Celebrating an Icon of Faith and Liberation
Celebrating Christ the King: 12 Interesting Facts About Christ the Redeemer Statue
The image is iconic: the statue of Jesus towering over the landscape in pristine white, with arms outstretched. However, this amazing figure of Christ our King and Redeemer was originally never meant to be famous — and could have easily been just a depiction of a political figure — if it wasn’t for the humility of Princess Isabel, a Brazilian emperor’s daughter who had a grander, and more religious, idea.
“It’s a pity that, although the statue of the Redeemer is a cherished icon of the country and a very popular touristic venue,” Marcelo Musa Cavallari told the Register. Born in São Paulo, Brazil in 1960, the editor-in-chief of ACI Digital says the rich history of how the statue came into being is lost to millions. “The wonderful story about its relation to the end of slavery and Princess Isabel has been basically forgotten by Brazilians. Hardly anyone knows it in the country.”
As we contemplate Christ the King today, here are twelve interesting facts about the biggest statue in Brazil, Christ the Redeemer, which stands to remind us all of the heavenly kingdom and presence.
