Praise the lard!

By GUY PATRICK

Published: 12 Mar 2010

DOZY Toby Elles cheated death in a pan fire as he tried to fry bacon - then found the face of JESUS burned in the cooking fat.

Relief ... Toby shows off his pan

Caters News Agency

Toby, 22, put on the rasher for a late snack, but fell asleep on the couch.

Holy toast ... this image drew lots of attention when first reported in 2005

He woke up an hour later after smelling Holy smoke and saw the meat was ablaze. When he moved the charred bacon, he spotted the Lord's face in his frying pan.

Bank worker Tony, of Salford, Gtr Manchester, said: "It's a miracle. But for the smoke, it could have been a very bad situation.

"I'll never clean the pan, I'll keep it forever."