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Marian Column on the Old Pilgrims’ Path to the Madonna of Soon

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Dalberg

Marian Column on the Old Pilgrims’ Path to the Madonna of Soon

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Marian Column on the Old Pilgrims’ Path to the Madonna of Soon

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    October 12, 2025

    The "Marian Column" from 1726, located at the foot of the Dalburg Castle, is also dedicated to Mary, venerated as the "Mother of God." A plaque there provides the following information: "At the entrance to the Dalburg Castle is a small, approximately 60 cm high sandstone sculpture, standing on a hemisphere symbolizing the moon, around which a snake winds. It was erected in 1726 on the old pilgrimage route to the Madonna of Soon, where, next to this statue, are the "S'Hellgeheisje im Schreck" (Halloween in the Fright) and "S'Helljeheisje am Dalberger Weg" (Hail Mary on the Dalberger Way) at the entrance to Spabrücken. ... For many generations, this plaque has been a place for believers to linger and say "Hail Mary" on their way to the Mother of God of Soon."

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      November 14, 2019

      Erected in 1726 on the old pilgrimage route to the Madonna of Soon.
      Restored in Bamberg in 1998.

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        October 15, 2025

        Marian column made of red sandstone

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          Location: Dalberg, Bad Kreuznach, Landkreis Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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