The Body of Jesus is Taken Down off the Cross - Starkenburg, MO - Relief Art Sculptures on Waymarking.com

County of art: Montgomery County
Location of art: MO-P, Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows, on small chapel, Starkenburg
Marker erected by: Church of the Risen Savior
relief Artist: A. T. Kaletta of St. Louis

"What tender mourning! Jesus’ lifeless body lies in his mother’s arms. He has truly died…A profound sacrifice, complete.

" I behold this scene at the foot of the cross. I contemplate touching, caressing his body. I remember all his hands have touched, all who have been blessed by his warm embrace. I pause to let it soak in. He knows the mystery of death. He has fallen into God’s hands" ~ Stations of the Cross - When, Where & Why?

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You may be wondering why the sites are called Stations of the Cross. The word station comes from the Latin word that means to stand. We are walking from Christ’s trial to His crucifixion at Calvary and we stop and stand at certain sites (stations) that commemorate various events that took place along the way. As you come to each station, you stop, pray, read the scriptures, pray the prayers, and contemplate the situation before moving on. As you walk from one station to the next, your walking becomes a devotional act, because you are walking with Jesus as He walks to Calvary.

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Marker on site text:

STATIONS Simple stations were built here in 1889. Present images were donated in 1901 by Joseph Highberger, Westphalia, Kansas, when more impressive brick stations were built. Although the stations eroded, images remained intact and were incorporated into the present stations. Each 13 ft. high of reinforced concrete on a 6 by 6 ft solid concrete base, built in 1950 under direction of Rev. Peter Minwegen, O.M.I. blessed that same year by Rev. Coleman Borgard. O.F.M. of Hermann, Mo. ~ Church of the Risen Savior

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"The Fourteen Stations of the Cross (1889 - photos #12-13) originally were only drawings of scenes from the life of Christ placed in the woods. In 1901 more permanent stations were constructed of brick on stone foundations with stone images inserted, carved by A. T. Kaletta of St. Louis, Missouri. By 1950 these stations had deteriorated and were replaced by reinforced concrete monoliths on bases of solid concrete into which Kaletta's images were inserted." ~ NRHP Nomination form

Your impression of the sculpture?: Date Sculpture was opened for vewing?: 01/01/1901 Website for sculpture?: [Web Link] Where is this sculpture?: MO Hwy P, Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows, Starkenburg, MO 65069a Sculptors Name: A. T. Kaletta

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