by
Hervey Folsom
Special to The Star
Anniston Star
During the Easter season, visitors to Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church find the marble “Pieta” on display in the sanctuary particularly striking and meaningful. Pieta, a representation of the Virgin Mary cradling the crucified body of Christ, is a copy of Michelangelo’s sculpture (although three-fourths the size), which now stands in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome.