The prayer of the Cruz de Ferro reads: “Lord, may this stone, symbol of my effort on my pilgrimage, which I lay at the foot of the Cross of the Redeemer, one day when the deeds of my life will be judged, the scales in favor of my good deeds reduce. may it be so.”
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The "iron cross" here on Monte Irago, which is legendary for many pilgrims on the Camino Frances to Santiago de Compostela to the grave of the Apostle James the Greater, …

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The "cross made of iron" here on Monte Irago, which was almost legendary for many pilgrims - on the Camino Frances to Santiago de Compostela on the way to the …

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