The La Pietà statue, which depicts Mary cradling Jesus’ body on her lap after the crucifixion, was being moved Tuesday morning after the city issued a permit earlier this month for its removal from St. Adalbert Church, a historic parish in Pilsen.
that the statue will move from St. Adalbert to St. Paul Catholic Church, about a mile southwest.The statue’s removal was initially scheduled for October, but was postponed due to a permit issue. The new permit, issued Nov. 9, clears workers to create a 6-feet-by-7½-feet hole in a wall on the east side of the church.
Since then, attempts to save the church, which closed in 2019, and its beloved replica of Michelangelo’s La Pietà statue have united Polish, Spanish and English communities alike. In October, about 40 people“Parishioners will have access to worship before and better enjoy the sculpture in its new home,” said a statement from the Archdiocese of Chicago. “Moreover, this valued community treasure can be better safeguarded and preserved in an active parish church.
Radecki lives close to the church. She and other community members previously watched over the sculpture day and night for 40 days.
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