Millennium Cross - Le Hoq, 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 at Le Hoq in the Parish of St. Clement. The plinth on which the cross stands has the parish coat of arms of an anchor on a shield and below that AD 2000 ST CLEMENT. The arm at the top of the cross has the words TO THE GLORY OF GOD Describe the location: In a grassy area next to the beach and close to the old fort built to defend against invasion by the French. Year of manufacture: Not listed Is this cross commemorative ?: Not listed

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