Christ of the Abyss Christ of the Deep underwater statue (By: Archdeacon Luay Haddad)

(Video by: The Ven. Luay Haddad)
The statue is only in about 8M/25' of water and the out-stretched hands are about 3 M/15' from the surface. It is located near Dry Rocks, about six miles east-northeast of the Key Largo Cut, in the John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park.
It is a copy of "Il Cristo Degli Abssi," located in the Mediterranean Sea near Genoa, Italy. The original statue was cast by artist Guido Galletti, and was modeled after Italian swimmer/diver Duillo Mercanet. It was placed in 1954.
In 1961 Italian SCUBA entrepreneur Egidi Cressi commissioned the second casting from the original mold, and donated it to the Underwater Society of America. The statue ended up in storage at O'Hare airport in Chicago, waiting for a home. Senator Spessard Holland of Florida helped John Pennekamp Park to get the nod, where it was placed on August 25, 1965.
Today, Christ of the Abyss is one of the most famous and popular underwater sites in the only underwater park in the world. (Video by: The Ven. Luay Haddad)

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[flash3780]

Doesn't Jesus walk on top of the water?

[chachifeverrr1]

@ManDudeYeah your mom's a bitch

[canulickteeth94]

i am have been there with my water polo team on our summer trip! it is so cool to see! :)

[sgtfury99]

@SuperEvansl Spain gave it to us as a gift...Spain also has one sunk in a harbor i believe..

I learned when i dove there(Dont touch it it has fire coral on it xD)

[jacinthan08]

fuck Jesus

[SuperEvansl]

Why was this put under water? This is creepy.

[Airsofter0596]

I've seen that in person. It's pretty cool

[34D2234]

i remember when this statue was put down there in 78, it stayed pretty clean for 30+ years

[MBswag143]

we thought wrong

[BADDOOKUS]

The things people will waste time and money on

[TheHellhorse666]

And we thought jesus walked on water