Location Abajah, Imo, Nigeria Opening date January 1, 2016 Height 8.53 m Completion date 2015 Beginning date 2013 | Type Statue Dedicated to Jesus Christ Opened 1 January 2016 Material Marble | |
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Similar Christ the King, Christ of the Ozarks, African Renaissance Monument, Cristo de las Noas, Christ of Havana | ||
Jesus de Greatest is a statue of Jesus Christ located in Abajah village in Imo State, Nigeria. It is considered "Africa’s largest statue of Jesus", and fifth tallest statue in African continent. Meanwhile, 160 ft African Renaissance Monument is the tallest statue in Africa, 66 ft Great Sphinx of Giza as second, 30 ft Statue of Ramesses II as third and Nelson Mandela statue as forth with the height of 28 ft. When it come to remind "the largest statue of Jesus in the world", 33 metres (108 ft) tall Christ the King in Świebodzin, Poland takes the credit.
Jesus de Greatest is 8.53 metres (28.0 ft) tall and weighs 40 tons. It stands barefoot while both arms are outstretched, and was carved out of white marble. It was opened on January 1, 2016. Mass was held at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Abajah with the presiding of the bishop of Orlu Catholic Diocese, Ret. Rev. Augustine Ukwuoma with hundreds of Roman Catholic priests and worshipers, and unveiling of the statue were held on New Year's Day. Obinna Onuoha, the 43-year-old businessman, commissioned the building of giant Jesus' statue in 2013. He explained that he had dream in 1997 to build a giant statue of Jesus.