Cristo Redentore di Maratea2
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Christ the Redeemer of Maratea (Italian: Cristo Redentore di Maratea)
Christ the Redeemer of
Maratea (Italian: Cristo Redentore di
Maratea)
Christ the Redeemer was a tribute to the
people of Maratea by the Count Stefano
Rivetti of Valcervo
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
(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
risorgente—Christ Rising,
referring to the moment of
Resurrection)
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
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
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
The statue is 21 metres high and the arm-span is 19 metres from finger tip to finger tip
This is the third tallest
statue of Jesus in
Europe, after Christ the
King in Świebodzin, 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
The statue faces inland towards the Basilica di San Biagio opposite
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
The remains of the saint are still kept in the
Maratea's Basilica, which is built over an ancient
temple of Minerva
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
During the storm the ship transporting the saint’s 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
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
Christ is visible from all around the Gulf of Policastro
The medal modeled by Vincenzo Dino Patroni for the fiftieth anniversary of the sculpture
The Tyrrhenian Sea is part of the
Mediterranean Sea off the western coast of
Italy
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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