"Okiri" of the old Christ image becomes a time capsule and a memo of 240 years ago is discovered from inside

Two notes that the pastor wrote about the state of the time from among the Christ images of about 240 years ago in Spain was discovered. In the memo, in addition to the name of the person who made that statue, the living at the time etc are recorded, it is "time capsule" 240 years ago.

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The statue in which the memo was found was placed in a church in the small town "Sautillo de la Ribera" located in the northern part of the capital Spanish capital Madrid, restored by asking a specialized vendor When I was, the existence of the memo was revealed. The restoration staff surveyed the Christ image made of wood and removed the part that can be disassembled, the part where the cloth is wrapped just behind the waist is removed from the main body, and two pieces of I heard that I found paper in it.

A part of the memo that was found is like this. Because it was hidden in the statue, as a memo of 240 years ago the preservation state seems pretty good.


The state of the actual discovery and the real thing of the memo are contained in the following reproduced movie.

Cápsula del Tiempo en Cristo de Sotillo de la Ribera - YouTube


Staff who repair with two people. The image of Christ is removed from the arm and placed on the table with his face lying on top.


Since it was in a state that it was removable from the waist to the part of the buttocks, when removing the part ......


In this way, the inside is a hollow, and two rolled notes were discovered.


In the memo, it is written that this statue was engraved by the sculptor "Manuel Bal", and at that time Spain wasCarlos IIIAnd that it was written that grapes for wheat, rye, barley, oats and wine were cultivated in this area and that sickness such as malaria was getting started etc. . In addition, cards playing, playing balls, playing bars and the like are written as fun trends at the time.

The discovered notes will be delivered to clergy in Burgos region where they will be kept safely. Also, in the original Christ image, the copy of the memo is placed in the original state and it will be installed again in the church.