A six-story statue of Jesus Christ was struck by lightning and burned to the ground, leaving only a blackened steel skeleton and pieces of foam that were scooped up by curious onlookers Tuesday.

The “King of Kings” statue, one of southwest Ohio’s most familiar landmarks, had stood since 2004 at the evangelical Solid Rock Church along Interstate 75 in Monroe, just north of Cincinnati.

Other names for it:  Super Jesus, Drowning Jesus, Quicksand Jesus, Giant Jesus, 8-Ball Jesus, Big Butter Jesus and Touchdown Jesus

The lightning strike set the statue ablaze around 11:15 p.m. Monday.  The main body of the statue was made from a core of Styrofoam covered by a thin skin of fiberglass.

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