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el ángel caído / the fallen angel

The "fallen angel" statue by Ricardo Bellver (1877) is inside Madrid's park El Retiro. It's the only devil statue worldwide.

The statue was inspired by Milton's poem "Paradise Lost".

 

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Satan, though capable of disguising himself as an "angel of light" (2 Cor 11:14), is the leader of the fallen angels. The Book of Revelation tells of "that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world," being thrown down to the earth together with his angels".

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Uploaded on August 21, 2013
Taken on August 21, 2013