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VATICAN CITY\u2014Bringing the tragic story of his righteous sacrifice to life, recently canonized martyr Salomone Leclercq on Friday was added to the Vatican Museum\u2019s Animatronic Hall of Saints.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis newest addition allows visitors to experience the courage of the godly man who was murdered for refusing to swear an oath to the secular government following the French Revolution, as told through our astonishingly realistic robots,\u201d said the museum\u2019s curator Bishop Marcello Sandri, explaining that Leclercq, canonized by Pope Francis in October 2016, would be showcased alongside animatronic recreations of Thomas Becket being hacked to pieces and Joan of Arc writhing in pain as she is burned at the stake.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs with all the saints in the attraction, guests will be able to press a button and learn about Leclercq\u2019s life and the miracles credited to him, all while watching him being run through with a sword over and over.\u201d<\/p>\n

At press time, the exhibit was closed while the museum upgraded the lions devouring St. Ignatius of Antioch.<\/p>\n

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