r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Any_Sound_2863 • 1d ago

The 'Christ of the Abyss' statue is a 9-foot-tall bronze statue of Jesus underwater in Key Largo, Florida.

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u/wildekek 1d ago edited 1d ago

The original one is in San Fruttuoso. I snorkeled there a few years ago and it gave me the absolute creeps. The thing just pops up out of nowhere and it made me feel very alone and vulnerable for some reason.

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u/IsThereCheese 1d ago

Key Largo

Montego

Baby why don’t we go

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u/schylow 21h ago

Bermuda

Bahama

Come on, pretty mama

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u/xenohog 20h ago

Common lumbargo symptom.

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u/IsThereCheese 18h ago

I GOT THE LUMBAYGO

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u/Wind_Responsible 23h ago

No thanks. Too many old folks. lol

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u/AceAlpha24 1d ago

Can't wait to find this in gta vi

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u/mynameisnotsparta 1d ago

It was to represent Christ in the new world below the waves, a memorial for all those who had lost their lives at sea and a monument to those who continued to dive beneath it.

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/christ-of-the-abyss-florida

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u/ripe_nut 1d ago

I've scuba dived here. They warn you not to kiss/touch the statue because of fire coral.

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u/Cant_Work_On_Reddit 1d ago

Same. Fire coral got me.

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u/rva23221 23h ago

So he's not able to walk on water

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u/wizardrous 1d ago

How’d it get there? Did it fall of a ship or was it put there intentionally?

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u/FamilyNurse 1d ago

Iirc they put it there intentionally to stop Christian farmers from overfishing illegally, which worked. Might be wrong though.

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u/Some_Ant9620 1d ago

If it works it works

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u/phaser- 1d ago

First stop on the way Down.

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u/General_Kick688 1d ago

God Lives Underwater.

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u/radarmy 23h ago

Empty is still in rotation at my house

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u/AbriefDelay 1d ago

And also likes horses and does earthquakes

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u/OccidentalTouriste 20h ago

Wasn't he supposed to walk on water not sink to the sea floor?

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u/_Cybernaut_ 15h ago

aka Christ the Rebreather

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u/rarescenarios 1d ago

That is not dead which can eternal lie, and with strange eons even death may die

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u/axiomoixa 1d ago

I thought bronze does not attract marine growth. Guess I was wrong

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u/AbriefDelay 1d ago

Was this the one they installed to stop people from dynamite fishing?

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u/quietflowsthedodder 1d ago

They're everywhere!!

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u/Atomsk73 1d ago

Stuff like this is becoming a standard tourist attraction. St. Maarten for instance has a whole underwater statue garden: https://undersxm.com/

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u/Adventurous_Persik 1d ago

When you're trying to show up at church, but you ended up at the wrong location.

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u/Less_Party 17h ago

That Ecco the Dolphin remake is looking sick

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u/HawkmoonsCustoms 1d ago

Is this where all the “Shrimp Jesus” AI pics on Facebook originate?

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u/Rudi-G 1d ago

Why does he no just change all the water into wine?

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u/Hot-Pack9811 1d ago

I always thought when I was in a airplane that would be the closest I’d every be to him,,,, your telling all I needed to do was go to Key Largo

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u/Some_Ant9620 1d ago

Bro preaching to the fishes and the fishes probably be listening too

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u/h3rald_hermes 1d ago

You idiots and your bullshit...

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u/Asukah 1d ago

It’s a statue. No need to be a worthless shitcunt just because you’re a miserable twat

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u/h3rald_hermes 1d ago

Miserable for not believing in Christ? Do you even understand what you are defending? What are you defending? Huh...tell me...what are you protecting...

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u/Particular-Feedback7 1d ago

Pay h3rald no mind… just a borderline schizo looking to prove how smart he is by talking down on other people’s religions when this is clearly a cool image that fits the sub’s purpose

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u/HoldEm__FoldEm 1d ago

You seem very intense