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When Spanish woman Cecilia Gimenez, 81, botched a restoration attempt of a fresco of Christ at her local church last year, it spawned Internet memes and worldwide ridicule. It also turned out to be a lucrative mistake. (BBCWorldNews)
A Spanish fresco that made headlines around the world after its restoration was botched by an elderly parishioner has had a change in fortune.
Ecce Homo earned the nickname 'Monkey Christ' after Cecilia Gimenez attempted to restore it.
Now officials say more than 40,000 people have come to visit it - raising more than 50,000 euros for charity.
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