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 Lithuanian Wayside Cross - Hartford, CT Posted by:  neoc1
N 41° 46.107 W 072° 41.564
18T E 691779 N 4626640
A Lithuanian Wayside Cross is located on the grounds of the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Saint Joseph at 140 Farmington Avenue, Hartford, CT.
Waymark Code: WMY4WM
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 04/22/2018
Views: 2
The Lithuanian Wayside Cross is a 30' by 15' by 20" painted teak Christian cross set on a 6' by 4.5' trapezoidal marble base. The cross was designed by Simas Augaitis and sculpted by Joseph Ambrozaitis. It was erected on the grounds of the Cathedral of Saint Joseph on May 17, 1987 to commemorate the 600th anniversary of Christianity in Lithuania. In the center of the cross, a small figure of Jesus sits within a gabled enclosure.
On the front of the base is the inscription:
LITHUANIAN
WAYSIDE CROSS
DEDICATED
MAY 17, 1987
COMMEMORATING
THE 600TH ANNIVERSARY OF
CHRISTIANITY IN LITHUANIA
1387-1987
IN GRATITUDE TO THE GENEROUS
DONORS WHO MADE POSSIBLE THIS
LITHUANIAN WAYSIDE CROSS
ARCHBISHOP JOHN F. WHEALON
PRIEST AND PARISHONERS
HOLY TRINITY, HARTFORD, CT
ST ANDREW, NEW BRITAIN CT
ST JOSEPH, WATERBURY, CT
SIMAS AUGAITIS, DESIGNER JOSEPH AMBROZAITIS, CRAFTSMAN
The west side of the base is inscribed: IN LOVING MEMORY, followed by 10 names and the names of their donors. The east side of the base is inscribed with the names of 10 more donors.
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