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North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Euskirchen
Hellenthal

Reifferscheid Way of the Cross

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Cologne District

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Hellenthal

Reifferscheid Way of the Cross

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Reifferscheid Way of the Cross

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    Location: Hellenthal, Euskirchen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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    2. Reifferscheid Way of the Cross loop from Reifferscheid

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    3. View of Hellenthal – Reifferscheid Castle loop from Hellenthal

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    August 4, 2020

    In 1929 the brother Nikolaus, who worked in the Liebfrauenhof, created a hiking and reflection path with the quarry owner Edmund Linden, on which 14 stations of the cross with wooden crosses were built. The Way of the Cross was destroyed in the war, the roads crumbled and grew overgrown. The Way of the Cross lived only in the memory of the citizens of Reifferscheid and the sisters of the Liebfrauenhof. In many discussions it was repeatedly stated that it was desirable to restore the old system.
    In 1988 the way was completed by a job creation measure, the following year the 14 wooden crosses, the high cross and the connecting bridge over the Reifferscheider Bach. Source: gdg-hellenthal-schleiden.bistumac.de/gemeinden-einrichtung/seelsorgebebiet-hellenthal/reifferscheid/glaubenszeugzeuge/Kreuzwege-Kupferhardt

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      August 28, 2022

      As here, the Way of the Cross usually leads up or down the mountain or hill (sometimes also referred to as "Calvary" in memory of Golgotha, where Jesus Christ was crucified) with the - nowadays mostly 14, but here 15 - stations .this one. Early medieval precursors of the Ways of the Cross had only 7 stations and were sometimes also referred to as the "walk to the seven footfalls".
      As can be seen here in Reifferscheid, after the fourteenth station, the burial of Jesus, there is sometimes another station: the resurrection of Jesus Christ. This additional Station of the Cross broadens the view from Good Friday towards the Easter perspective of hope: overcoming death and suffering.

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        August 6, 2020

        The Way of the Cross leads up the steep mountain in serpentines. But the path is easy to manage with sturdy shoes. Once at the top, a small rest area with a bench and table invites you to take a break.

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          Location: Hellenthal, Euskirchen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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