Apache Christ
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apache-christ-187-12385225
title:
Apache Christ
text:
Apache Christ is a painting depicting Jesus as a Mescalero holy man. Created in 1989 by American Franciscan friar Robert Lentz, the 8-foot (2.4 m) icon is displayed in the altar of the St. Joseph Apache Mission Church, a Catholic church in the U.S. state of New Mexico with parishioners who are mostly Mescalero Apache. In the painting, Jesus is depicted atop Sierra Blanca, a New Mexico mountain range, greeting the rising sun after performing a sacred puberty ritual. Lentz, who is known for his ic
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description:
1989 painting by Robert Lentz
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_Christ
date created:
2024-08-04T01:54:13Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T16:53:35Z
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