Zilioli Memorial Cross
Hiking Highlight
Recommended by 100 out of 102 hikers
This Highlight is in a protected area
Please check local regulations for: Parco Nazionale dei Monti Sibillini
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“Each of these crosses can tell its own story and what prompted people to erect “their” cross at this point. [Like here a memorial cross for Tito Zilioli, they] have been erected as visible signs and attract the eyes 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")translated by
•June 13, 2022
Cross in memory of Ascolano mountaineer Tito Zilioli who died on 30 March 1958 in the exact place where the cross was placed.
translated by•September 12, 2021
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