Located in the east end of the Roofless Church is a bronze figurative work known as Pietà. Finished in 1989 by internationally known California artist Stephen de Staebler, the bronze is also called Death and Resurrection. Through his characteristic style, fragmenting the body, Stephen de Staebler represents the Pietà. And taking inspiration from Michelangelo’s Rondanini Pietà, de Staebler does not separate mother from son. In fact, de Staebler’s Pietà is one of strength and continuation rather than grievance and despair. Here the Virgin, bearing the marks of the crucified Christ, is shown as the prominent figure in the sculpture, with eyes lifted and looking forward. Christ, instead of a twisted pained figure on a crucifix, melds into his mother as part of her that will continue on. Pietà depicts the strength and courage to continue after the loss of a child.

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