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ThePietaatSt.Anne"Myeyeslongingforbeautifulthingstogetherwithmysoullongingforsalvationhavenootherpowertoascendtoheaventhanthecontemplationofbeautifulthings."-MichelangeloBuonarroti
Michelangeloiswidelyconsideredthegreatestartisticgeniusthateverlived-amanwhosenamehasbecomesynonymouswiththewordmasterpiece.MichelangelocreatedmanyofhisworksfortheVatican,includingthebreathtakingfrescoesintheSistineChapelandtheincrediblybeautifulPieta.Ofallhissculptures,thePietawastheonlyoneheeversigned-itwasboththeconsummateexpressionofhisartisticabilitiesandanembodimentoftheDivineinspirationthatguidedhiswork.InthePieta,MichelangelowasfocusedonevokingtheRenaissanceidealofspiritualbeauty.Beautywastohimdivine;oneofthewaysinwhichGodcommunicates
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himselftohumanity.Oneofthegreatestsculpturesevercreated,itstandsasatimelessiconfortheChristianfaith,bringinginspirationtothemillionswhovisitSt.Peter'sBasilicaeveryyear.
RegardingthePieta,GeorgioVasari,thegreatarthistorianwrote:"Itwouldbeimpossibleforanycraftsmanorsculptor,nomatterhowbrilliant,evertosurpassthegraceordesignofthiswork,ortrytocutandpolishthemarblewiththeskillthatMichelangelodisplayed.Itiscertainlyamiraclethataformlessblockofstonecouldeverhavebeenreducedtoaperfectionthatnatureisscarcelyabletocreateintheflesh."
FivehundredyearsagoMichelangelounveiledwhatwouldcometoberegardedasoneoftheworld'sgreatmasterpiecesofinspiredartandperhapsthemostbeautifulsculptureevercreated.Now,underexclusivelicensefromtheVaticanObservatoryFoundation,thismasterpiecehasbeenrecreatedinacastCarreramarblefromaVaticanauthorizedmoldoftheoriginal.ThisposthumousPietaisaprecise1:1castingthatisfaithfulineverydetailtoMichelangelo'soriginal.TheMissionofAtreDivineistofacilitatetheplacementofthesesublimesculpturesinsettingswheretheycanenlightenthemindsandtouchthelivesandheartsofthefaithful.WeareblessedhereatSt.AnneRomanCatholicParishtobeoneofthosefewsettingswheremanywillhavetheopportunitytoexperiencefirsthandthebeautyofthePietá.
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IfyouwouldliketoseethePietástaypermanentlyhereatSt.AnneRomanCatholicParish,youcanmakeapledgeordonation.TherewillbenoparishfundsusedforthepurchaseofthePietá,itwillrequirethegenerosityofthosewhowishforittoremainindisplayatSt.AnneRomanCatholicParish.