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Wayside Cross at Schomet

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Wayside Cross at Schomet

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Location: North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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2. Historic Center of Alt Breinig – Wayside Cross at Schomet loop from Breinig

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3. View of Stolberg – Schnepfenberg Wayside Cross loop from Breinig

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1967Bike-Didi

February 17, 2021

This wayside cross on the Schomet near the Breinig quarry was probably carved from the same rock that occurs there. Why this cross was erected there is not known.

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JakobusPilger

December 27, 2021

“Each of these crosses can tell its own story and what prompted people to erect “their” cross at this point. (...) These wayside crosses were erected as visible signs and attract the attention of many people. The cross is a symbol of life. It stands as a sign of our Christian hope and wants to direct our gaze to Jesus Christ, who has overcome death (...). The cross is part of our life as it was in the life of Jesus.
So I wish that many people … visit the crosses, whether as places of stillness and breathing space before God, whether as places for community gatherings, prayer and praise to God.”
(Text source: Dean Rainald M. Ollig
in: "Crossroads... small sacred monuments as a sign of popular piety")

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Wayside Cross at Schomet

1. Schlangenberg Nature Reserve – View of Schlangenberg loop from Breinig

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