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Christ the Redeemer of Maratea (Italian Cristo
Redentore di Maratea)
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Christ the Redeemer of Maratea (Italian
Cristo Redentore di Maratea)
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Christ the Redeemer was a tribute to the people
of Maratea by the Count Stefano Rivetti of
Valcervo
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The Redeemer of Maratea has arms upraised almost
to a 45-degree angle the palms face up, and the
figure itself is robed with one side of the
bottom section set slightly ahead of the other,
as if the Redeemer were stepping forward
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(Indeed, that would be perfectly in keeping with
the original name of the work, as reported when
Innocenti was still working on it Il Cristo
risorgenteChrist Rising, referring to the
moment of Resurrection)
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The statue of Christ the Redeemer of Maratea is
the work of the Florentine sculptor Bruno
Innocenzi (Florence 1906-1986) and was
commissioned by Count Stefano Rivetti of
Valcervo the head is 3 metres in height
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By virtue of the particular configuration of the
face, the statue, unmistakable landmark for
seafarers, gives the impression of a distant
observer that the look is directed, contrary to
reality, towards the sea
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The statue is made of a metal structure, deeply
anchored in the underlying rocks, covered with a
paste made of concrete and flakes of Carrara
marble
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The statue is 21 metres high and the arm-span is
19 metres from finger tip to finger tip
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This is the third tallest statue of Jesus in
Europe, after Christ the King in Swiebodzin,
Poland and Cristo-Rei (Christ the King) in
Lisbon, and the fifth in the world after Cristo
de la Concordia and Christ the Redeemer, both in
South America
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The statue faces inland towards the Basilica di
San Biagio opposite
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In 732 a ship, fleeing the religious persecution
of Leo III the Isaurian, brought the sacred
remains of Saint Blaise to Maratea, who
thereafter became the patron saint of the town
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The remains of the saint are still kept in the
Maratea's Basilica, which is built over an
ancient temple of Minerva
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Originally called Madonna delle Grazie, the
basilica was renamed San Biagio, in honor of
Saint Blaise, bishop of (historical) Armenia,
martyr and patron saint of Maratea, whose
remains arrived there in 732, shipwrecked during
a storm
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During the storm the ship transporting the
saints  remains was surrounded by an intense
light, preventing the ship from returning to sea.
This was seen as a sign that the remains had to
stay in Maratea. Once they were disembarked the
ship could proceed without problem
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The statue presents an internal technical vacuum
helpful to reach the top for maintenance work,
with an iron ladder can not be used for tourist
purposes
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Christ is visible from all around the Gulf of
Policastro
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The medal modeled by Vincenzo Dino Patroni for
the fiftieth anniversary of the sculpture
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The Tyrrhenian Sea is part of the Mediterranean
Sea off the western coast of Italy
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Placed on mount San Biagio (about 640 meters
above the sea level), facing the sanctuary, the
colossal monument draws huge admiration and its
arms outstretched upwards welcome all in the
faith
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Sanda Foisoreanu
05.2017
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