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    RECORD-BREAKING JESUS STATUE BUILT IN SYRIA

    The Moscow Times, RF
    Oct 22 2013

    22 October 2013 | Issue 5240

    A bronze statue of Jesus Christ, taller than the famous Christ the
    Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, has appeared in war-torn Syria. The
    statue, entitled "I Have Come to Save the World" was apparently the
    brainchild of Yury Gavrilov, a 49-year-old Muscovite who runs an
    organization in London called the St. Paul and St. George Foundation.

    The project was backed by both the Russian Orthodox Church and the
    Russian government, which takes an active interest in Syria as seen
    in recent events. Russia also has a navy base on Syria's Mediterranean
    sea coast.

    Despite the statue's Russian connection, it was cast in Armenia and
    made by an Armenian sculptor, Artush Papoian. Syria's ethnic Armenians
    have been fleeing the country in droves since the conflict began,
    to the extent that Armenia has built a new settlement called New
    Aleppo to house them, the news website Eurasianet.org reported. The
    settlement is named after the war-torn northern Syrian city where most
    of Syria's ethnic Armenian population live. Some 7,000 of Syria's
    ethnic Armenians are now seeking refuge in neighboring Armenia,
    Armenian news agencies reported.

    The Armenian statue was installed Oct. 14, which coincided with two
    religious holidays - both Orthodox Christian and Muslim. Orthodox
    Christians celebrate the feast day of the Protection of the Most Holy
    Virgin Mary and Muslims celebrate Kurban Bayram.

    Though all military activity was suspended in the region while the
    statue was being installed, the project has been in the works since
    2005 and is not related to the current military crisis in the country,
    Komsomolskaya Pravda reported.

    The statue is located on a mountaintop near the city of Saidnaya. The
    statue is near the Monastery of the Cherubim, perched above the
    historic pilgrimage route from Constantinople to Jerusalem and is
    2,100 meters above sea level.

    The statue stands at 39 meters tall together with the plinth, which
    is taller than Rio de Janeiro's Christ the Redeemer statue, which
    stands at 38 meters. The enormous statue can be seen from neighboring
    countries Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine and Israel.

    The director of Gavrilov's St. Paul and St. George Foundation, Samir
    el-Gadban, commented on the importance of the statue in the war-torn
    country and expressed his hopes for the future.

    "We hope that this sculptural composition brings peace and love to
    the hearts of people and that our work will help restore peace and
    calm in this long-suffering region," he told Komsomolskaya Pravda.

    http://www.themoscowtimes.com/arts_n_ideas/article/record-breaking-jesus-statue-built-in-syria/488312.html

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