Technabob » religion http://technabob.com/blog Cool Gadgets, Gizmos, Games and Weird Science Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:30:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Statue of Angel with Mobile Phone: Canst Thou Heareth Me Now? http://technabob.com/blog/2011/04/11/angel-with-mobile-phone/ http://technabob.com/blog/2011/04/11/angel-with-mobile-phone/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2011 12:28:46 +0000 Lambert Varias http://technabob.com/blog/?p=53329 St. John’s Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church in ’s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. The church is famous for its gothic architecture and its numerous statues. When it was restored for the third time, 25 new angel statues were added to the church, including this hip, mobile phone-toting heavenly servant:

angel with mobile phone statue by ton mooy

Note that the angel is also wearing jeans. Ton Mooy, the sculptor who created the statue, said that the angel’s phone only has one button – a “direct dial to God.” I sure would like to borrow that phone.

angel with cellphone

But it gets more interesting, although I don’t know if this is actually true, it being stated on Wikipedia, but here goes: “The mobile-using angel had to be first approved by the cathedral’s fathers, who rejected earlier designs with the jet engines on the angel’s back.” Awwww.

[via Wikipedia & Radio Netherlands Worldwide via Metafilter]

 

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lego jc

The people who built the statue are still deciding whether they should paint it or not; I think it’s perfect as it is. Well, except for that awkward extension on the lower left. Is that his right foot or is that part of his robe? Nevertheless, I think it’s safe to say that those are the holiest LEGO bricks in the world. You can visit the Onstad Gryta church in Västerås, Sweden to see the statue.

[via Boing Boing Gadgets]

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