500 years after the Reformation, the first public crossroads in Saarbrücken were erected in Christkönig at the intersection Petersberger Hof-Birkenstraße. The 2,40 meter high and 1.15 meter wide sandstone cross, designed to a design by Ernst Alt, has the shape of an Irish sun cross. It has twelve shadow recesses, similar to a clock face, on which the hour and season are read according to the incidence of the sun can. At the cross ends the wound marks of a nail impact and blood drops are shown. In the middle of the sun or thorns theory is the heart cavity, in which always a candle will burn. christkoenig.handshake.de/aktuell/Archiv/wegkreuz.htm

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JakobusPilger

10 de setembro de 2025

The most typical feature in the design of Celtic crosses is the encircling circle that connects the crossbars and the vertical bars. This is sometimes interpreted as a symbol of the sun; in this sense, Celtic crosses are sometimes also called sun crosses. I found the following meditative reflection on this topic while working as a chaplain in the Protestant deanery of Nassauer Land:
"The sun cross is a special symbol of Celtic Christianity. It can become a symbol of spirituality.
+ What you can practice – the horizontal arm of the cross. Your conscious rituals, prayers, quiet moments. The attention you give to the sacred.
+ What happens to you – the vertical arm of the cross. Experiences that touch and transform you. Moments in which you sense something greater than yourself.
+ What gives you interpretation – the circle that encloses both. Words, stories, and traditions that help you understand and share these experiences.
Spirituality connects you to sources of strength that reach deeper than what you can see. For me as a Christian, spirituality is a word for encountering the God who revealed himself in Jesus."

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