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Homeless Jesus

            Homeless Jesus, also known as Jesus the Homeless,  is a bronze sculpture by Canadian sculptor Timothy Schmalz depicting Jesus as a homeless person, sleeping on a park bench. 
The original sculpture was installed at Regis College, University of Toronto, in early 2013. Over 100 casts of the statue have been installed worldwide since 2016. I photographed this cast of the sculpture outside of the Cathedral De La Almudena in Madrid, Spain.
In the statue, Jesus'  face and hands are obscured, hidden under a blanket, but crucifixion wounds on his feet reveal his identity. 
The statue has been described as a "visual translation" of the Gospel of Matthew passage in which Jesus tells his disciples, "as you did it to one of the least of my brothers, you did it to me". 
Wherever placed around the world, the sculpture has stirred controversy and, at times, anger,
(Notes from Internet sources, including Wikipedia.)
   

Taken on: October 22, 2023

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