Sentence:  He spent concentrated weeks putting his two figures together : a Mary who would be young and sensitive , yet strong enough to hold her son on her lap ; and a <WSD>Jesus</WSD> who , though lean , was strong even in death - a look he remembered well from his experience in the dead room of Santo Spirito . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)