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Arma Christi Cross from Broscheid

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Arma Christi Cross from Broscheid

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Arma Christi Cross from Broscheid

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

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1. Kommern summer toboggan run – Milchbar Brühl loop from Roggendorf

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2. LVR-Freilichtmuseum Kommern loop from Kommern

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3. Milchbar Brühl loop from Kommern

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JakobusPilger

June 7, 2021

This wayside cross was originally found near the village of Broscheid, where it was erected in 1790 - you can read the year at the foot of the cross. At the head you will find the usual inscription "I.N.R.I.", which stands for the Latin name formula: Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews. What is unusual, however, is the pictorial representation. The cross does not show the body of Jesus, but only his heart, head and torso and hands and feet with the stigmata. These body parts are surrounded by the instruments of torture. Named Arma Christi crosses after the instruments of the Passion, such crosses were common on the Sieg and in the northern Eifel and foothills. They served the local people who had donated them. On the everyday way to the field or market, the crosses reminded them of the limitations of worldly endeavors, of their own death. Wayside crosses were also used with certainty as a focal point for prayer in parish processions.
(Source: website of the LVR open-air museum)

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🌍 Hey Tom

October 3, 2022

Crossroads in the museum.

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August 10, 2025

Several unusual wayside crosses stand between the "villages" on the museum grounds. Wayside crosses are often an important part of the cultural landscape and can serve as small monuments or places of remembrance.

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