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Angel Lust (Death Erection) is when an erection in occurs in men after death. A number of Renaissance artists depicted a crucified Jesus with a death erection. This art was suppressed by the Catholic Church for several centuries.

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Men who were killed by hanging would frequently get erections and sometimes even ejaculate. The phenomenon is referred to as death erection or angel lust

It is possible for a corpse to experience an erection, which is referred to as angel lust . This is caused by the relaxation of the muscles that control blood flow to the penis after death, resulting in blood accumulating in the genital area and causing an erection.

about The Death of The Artist, a performance art piece by Abel Azcona. Azcona invited several entities that had threatened his life and offered them a gun to kill him as Azcona stood on a raised platform.

In 2007, the Catholic Church officially declared Franz Jägerstätter a martyr and beatified him after he was put to death by the Nazis for refusing to fight in World War II due to his conscientious objection.

In 1944, a group of inmates at Auschwitz attempted to revolt by detonating explosives in the crematoria and gas chambers. They were able to damage one gas chamber and several crematoria, resulting in the injury and death of several SS guards. Unfortunately, the revolt was unsuccessful and all of the prisoners involved were apprehended and put to death.

In 1629, Jeronimus Cornelisz, a literal sociopath, seized the opportunity of a mutiny and a shipwreck to create a tyrannical regime on a deserted island, resulting in the death of 124 men, women and children.

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