The History of Cristo Redentor

July 11, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
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The aim of building a giant religious monument came from Pedro Maria, a Brazilian Catholic leader in 1850′s . The idea then delivered to Princess Isabel but get rejected.

Cristo Redentor of Brazil
Cristo Redentor of Brazil

Brazil changed as Republic in 1889, and had had a new country rule. That is dividing or separating religious matter from state matter.In 1921 The Great Bishop of Rio de Janeiro apparently delivered the idea as Pedro Maria already had in 1850′s, named to make a giant religious monument.

View from Cristo Redentor

Wonderful View from Cristo Redentor

There were some ideas of the monument actually. According to an article I read, one idea of the design was Jesus monument which lift a world-ball on His hand as a pedestal, that represent the world. In the end, a religious monument with Jesus stretched out both His arms were the chosen one.

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