On June 3, 2021, a vibrant block of marble arrived in Moneglia through an exceptional transport directly from the Carrara quarry La Madonna. This marble block emanates a pure light and presents an extraordinary challenge for Pablo Damian Cristi. Leading the project is Jerȏme-Luc Muniglia Giustiniani, the true driving force behind it, who hails from Moneglia and has recently resettled in Genoa after a lineage that has traversed the East and West for centuries.

With the support of the Municipality of Moneglia and the Bollo family, the marble block was placed in an open area owned by the latter, within the walls of the ruined castle of Villafranca, located on the eastern headland of the coastal village.

On June 16, 2021, in an intimate yet significant ceremony, Pablo delivered the first blow of the chisel to the marble block in the presence of Moneglia's mayor, Claudio Magro. To everyone's surprise, including Pablo himself, at the very moment of the first strike, the main church of Moneglia rang its bells, as if to indicate that every element was in the right place at the right time, offering both a physical and spiritual welcome to the exceptional artwork that would soon take shape: the Third Christ Carrying the Cross Giustiniani. This connection directly links it to the sculptor of the first two statues, crafted 500 years ago: Michelangelo Buonarroti.

The proposal for the new statue, which, like its predecessors, will stand over two meters tall, originates from the same Genoese family with historical ties to the first two statues: the Giustiniani family, now dispersed across various countries around the world.