Millennium Cross – Arichondel, Jersey, Channel Islands - Christian Crosses on Waymarking.com

The La Société Jersiaise website has the following information about the crosses.

"The 12 crosses were erected in each of the Island's parishes as a gift from the States. The project was one of those sponsored by the Millennium Fund to mark 2,000 years of Christianity.

It is believed that wayside crosses were once abundant throughout the Island, until they were all but destroyed during the Reformation. Little evidence now remains of them.

The design selected is based on the cross which now stands at Elizabeth Castle, which was erected there in 1959 to mark the site of the Abbey of St Helier. It is believed to be an excellent reproduction of a medieval wayside cross.

The design, which features a slender granite cross atop a solid granite base, including an octagonal supporting collar, is around 8-ft high. The inscription of the date and the appropriate parish crest on the base of the crosses was at the discretion of the individual parishes."

Type of cross: Latin cross Material used: Stone (granite, sandstone, marble, ...) Characteristics of this cross: This cross is situated in the Parish of St. Martin. It is near to a small car park with a picnic site on the coast road of La Route le Brun. The plinth on which the cross stands has the parish coat of arms of a silver shield with three horizontal red lines. On either side of the coat of arms are words in gold lettering describing two chapels that used to be nearby. To the north and south        Post-Reformation of this site were two   the two chapels fell 14th Century   into ruins and were chapels dedicated to   demolished in 1844 St. Catherine and   during the building St. Agatha   of the breakwater. Underneath the arms are the words In the year of Our Lord              2000 Describe the location: This cross is situated in the Parish of St. Martin. It is near to a small car park with a picnic site on the coast road of La Route le Brun. Year of manufacture: 01/01/2000 Is this cross commemorative ?: Yes

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