George Michael was a saint. Don't let anyone tell you differently.

Although the press hounded him for his supposed controversies,Bad Intention (2020) Hindi Web Series the man was a shining beacon of hope, light and leather.

So it's fitting then that the late, great singer and gay icon has been honoured with a memorial mural in Sydney, Australia, casting him as pseudo a religious icon.

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The portrait, painted by acclaimed local graffiti artist Scott Marsh, shows Michael as a "Patron Saint of Parks at Night" -- a tongue-in-cheek tribute to his healthy sexual appetite and proclivity to "go outside."

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He's also been painted holding a joint, because of course he has.

The portrait seems particularly fitting given the huge number of stories that have emerged in the wake of his death concerning Michael's secret, incredible generosity.

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Throwing a free Christmas concert for nurses is pretty saintly, after all.

Vale George. Thanks for keeping the faith.

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