Jesus - Bloomfield, CT
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N 41° 48.953 W 072° 41.283
18T E 692027 N 4631918
A statue of Jesus, depicted as the Good Shepherd, is located on the north central part of Mount St. Benedict Cemetery in Bloomfield, CT.
Waymark Code: WM12G4C
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 05/21/2020
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A life size bronze statue of Jesus depicts as a shepherd. He is wearing a tunic and an open cloak which is fastened at the collar. In his left hand he is carrying a staff which touches the ground by his left foot. His right hand is pointing down to a pair of lambs on his right side, One lamb is standing and the other is prone on all four legs.
Jesus stands on a circular base is inscribed:
I AM
THE
GOOD SHEPHERD
JOHN 10-14
The full quote from John 10-14 is: "I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me"
According the the Gospels and Christian dogma Jesus is the son of Mary a woman who was conceived without sin by the Immaculate Conception. As a young woman, while remaining a virgin, she miraculously conceived the baby Jesus via the Incarnation. Jesus was the Son of God who was sent by God the Father as a savior to mankind. He was crucified by the Romans on a Friday c. 33 AD rose from the dead the following Sunday. Islam describes Jesus to be the Son of Mary, penultimate prophet of the God Allah who preceding the prophet Muhammad.