In 1950, Abouna Yaacoub purchased the hill located to the right of Nahr el-Kalb river, and started the construction of the convent and the church. On December 1, 1952, the hill was crowned by a statue of Christ the King, with a height of 12 meters, the width of its open hands reached 10 meters, and it weighed 75 tons, which was designed by the Italian artist Ernesto Pallini. Thus, the old dream came true after about fifty-eight years!
The statue of Christ the King is now erected on the hill called “The Ruins of Kings” in Zouk Mosbeh, Keserwan district, Mount Lebanon Governorate. Jesus refers with his right hand to Virgin Mary, in the temple of Our Lady of Lebanon, and with his left hand to the righteous educator, in the convent of Saint Joseph of The Tower, as if he is reuniting the Nazareth family here again! While all those kings and greats whose names are carved on those rocks are lost in the unseen and oblivion! They are all gone, and Jesus is staying as is, yesterday, today and forever.
