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Cross of John Paul II collapses and kills a young man!
« on: April 25, 2014, 09:37:19 AM »
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  • Quote from: Il Giornale, 04/24/2014
    Crolla croce di Wojtyla, muore un 21enne
    Tragedia in Val Camonica: la scultura ha ceduto e ha travolto il giovane

    Tragedia a Cevo, in Val Camonica, dove un 21enne è morto schiacciato dal Cristo Redentore, il crocifisso dedicato a Karol Wojtyla.

    La scultura venne creata dall'artista Enrico Job in occasione della visita a Brescia di papa Giovanni Paolo II nel settembre del 1998. È formata da una trave in legno ricurva - larga 72 cm, con profondità variabile dai 2 metri della base fino a 0,60 cm della cima e alta oltre 30 metri - che, per cause ancora da accertare, ha ceduto travolgendo il giovane che era proprio sotto l'opera. Il ragazzo, residente a Lovere nel Bergamasco, era in gita con amici dell’oratorio. La scultura sarebbe improvvisamente crollata travolgendolo. La croce, spiega un sito della Vallecamonica, è stata realizzata su disegno di Enrico Job.
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    Wojtyla cross collapses, a 21-year old dies
    Tragedy in Valcamonica: the sculpture gave way and crushed the young man

    Tragedy in Ceve, in Valcamonica, where a 21-year old died, crushed by the Christ the Redemptor, the crucifix dedicated to Karol Wojtyla.

    The sculpture was created by the artist Henry Job for the occasion of the  visit of pope John Paul II in September 1998. It was formed from a beam of curved wood—72 cm wide, with a variable depth from 2 meters at the base to 0.60 cm at the top and over 20 meters tall—that, for a cause not yet ascertained, fell, crushing the young man who was under the work. The boy, resident of Lovere in Bergamasco, was on a trip with friends from the oratory. The sculpture would suddenly collapse and crush him. The cross, explains a sit of Vallecamonica, was created and designed by Henry Job.
    (hat tip: Fr. Paul Kramer)
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