This stunning statue of Mary holding Christ's body really moved me. This is the statue that was attacked in 1972 by the mentally disturbed geologist named Laszlo Toth, who walked into the chapel and attacked the sculpture with a geologist's hammer while shouting "I am Jesus Christ", and "this is not my mother". It's been painstakingly restored, but sadly now has to be protected by bullet-proof glass. The folds of cloth have been carved so exquisitely that they look like they should be able to move and flow.
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