Cross on the village square - Lovcice, Czech Republic
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Sandstone cross from 1892 in a small park of small village Lovcice near Chlumec nad Cidlinou (East Bohemia).
Waymark Code: WMVFJM
Location: Královéhradecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 04/12/2017
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The sandstone cross located in a small park of the village Lovcice near Chlumec nad Cidlinou (East Bohemia) comes, according to the engraved sign on rear part of its pedestal, from 1892 and it was paid from donations of local citizens. The Latin cross depicts the Crucifixion of Jesus and in a small niche of its plinth there is a small coloured statue of the Virgin Mary. Below the statue there is engraved quotation from the Bible, Galatians 6:14 "Ode mne pak odstup to abych se chlubil lec v kríži. Pána našeho Ježíše Krista (But as for me, God forbid that I should boast about anything except for the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ).
Type of cross: Latin cross
Material used: Stone (granite, sandstone, marble, ...)
Characteristics of this cross:
Sandstone cross. In a small niche in the pedestal there is a coloured statue of the Virgin Mary and on the croos there is a statue of the Crucified Jesus
Describe the location:
In a small park of village Lovčice which forms a village square
Year of manufacture: 01/01/1892
Is this cross commemorative ?: Don't know...
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