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Swedish church unveils Lego Jesus

by Anne Thomas
Posted: Monday, April 13, 2009, 13:07 (BST)
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A Church in Sweden celebrated Easter in a rather unique way by unveiling a Lego statue of Jesus Christ.

Congregants at Oensta Gryta Church in Vaesteras donated almost 30,000 Lego bricks to construct the 5.8 foot high statue of Jesus.

Per Wilder, pastor of the Church, said, "This work began a year and a half ago so we saw that the initiation date was fitting in well (with this year's Easter holiday)," reports AFP.

"It is a fantastic installation and it will be there as long as we think it is in a good spot.

"All those I spoke with were full of praise, saying how fantastic the model looks and how much good work we put into this," Wilder said.

The Lego Jesus was based upon the Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsens’s 19th century statue “Christus”, which depicts the resurrection of Jesus.

Wilder said that the statue would remain in the church and that they had no intention of selling it to raise money.



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