Holy Face of Lucca
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Holy Face of Lucca
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The Holy Face of Lucca is an eight-foot-tall (2.4 m), ancient wooden carving of Jesus crucified in the cathedral of San Martino, Lucca, Italy. Medieval legends state that it was sculpted by Nicodemus who assisted St. Joseph of Arimathea in placing Christ in his tomb after the crucifixion. The same legends placed its miraculous arrival in Lucca to AD 782. Radiocarbon dating of both wood and canvas places it between 770–880 AD, which corresponds to the Legend of Leobino according to which the Holy
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Ancient wooden carving of Christ crucified in Lucca, Italy
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Face_of_Lucca
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2023-09-02T16:42:28Z
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