18th Century Wayside Cross at Knechtsteden Monastery

This way and processional cross dates from the 18th century and bears the following inscription:
PER SIGNUM CRUCIS ADIVVA NOS IESU REDEMPTORI CRUCIFIXO EREXI. F. L. LANSEN A. K.

“Each of these crosses can tell its own story and what motivated people to erect“ their ”cross at this point. (...) These crossroads were 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 overcame death (...). The cross is part of our life, just as it was part of the life of Jesus. So I hope that many people ... visit the crossroads, whether as places of silence and breathing before God, whether as places of congregation meeting, prayer and praise of God. "
(Text source: Dean Rainald M. Ollig
in: “Crossroads. Small sacred monuments as a sign of popular piety ")

Nice wayside cross with bench