Complex sentence: Wielding a hammer and shouting, "I am Jesus Christ-risen from the dead", he removed the Virgin's arm at the elbow, knocked off a chunk of her nose, and chipped one of her eyelids.
Split into simpler sentences: Wielding a hammer and shouting, "I am Jesus Christ-risen from the dead". With several blows, he removed the Virgin's arm at the elbow, knocked off a chunk of her nose, and chipped one of her eyelids.