What are the physical features of Christ?

A number of the early Fathers, such as Justin Martyr , Tertullian , and Clement , saw that through the divine incarnation, Christ emptied Himself and gave up even earthly beauty to some extent as a sign of His humility. St. Jerome says, “Surely, the very splendor and majesty of His hidden divinity, which was even shining forth in his human face, was capable from the first glance of drawing those who looked toward it.”¹²²⁶

The details of the Lord’s physical qualities were given in the famous description attributed to Publius Lentulus which he sent to his friend Pontius Pilate: “There has appeared in our times, and there still lives, a man of great power, called Jesus Christ. The people call him prophet of truth; his disciples, Son of God. He raises the dead, and heals infirmities. He is a man of medium size; he has a venerable aspect, and his beholders can both fear and love him … His brow is smooth and very cheerful with a face without wrinkle or spot … His aspect is simple and mature, his eyes are changeable and bright … He is the most beautiful among the children of men.”