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| December 14, 2018 |
Vapour trails above Saint Peter's Cemetery near Kronau.
A free standing cross or crucifix is often found in a cemetery, especially those of Catholic denomination (although not exclusively). Often they are simply two boards fastened together in the shape of a cross while others are more detailed and incorporate a likeness of Jesus nailed to a cross. Some of them are monumental, others are comparatively small...but each one is distinctive. I don't think I've ever seen two that are the same.
This is a small selection of some I've seen in Saskatchewan country cemeteries.
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| February 26, 2018 |
A winter shot of Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church and Cemetery (aka Blumenfeld) near Liebentahl.
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| September 16, 2019 |
And a late summer photo of the above... What a difference a few months and a slightly different camera angle make.
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| July 30, 2019 |
The timber cross rotted and fell into the grass long ago at Congregational Church Cemetery near Golden Prairie.
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| August 9, 2018 |
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery near Glentworth. The cross is white painted steel with a black metal cross insert.
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| September 16, 2019 |
The black metal cross at Ingebrigt Christian Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery near Fox Valley.
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| October 27, 2017 |
Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery near Tribune. This is one of the more elaborate crucifixes I've seen in a small country cemetery.
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| August 9, 2018 |
A wooden Celtic cross at Saint Joseph Roman Catholic Cemetery near Glentworth.
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| December 11, 2017 |
Sacred Heart Cemetery in Denzil. The black and gold crucifix looks quite dramatic against the blue sky.
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| September 16, 2019 |
The tilted wooden cross at Saint Anthony's Cemetery near Mendham.
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| August 10, 2018 |
The cross, cairn and bell tower at Saints Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church Cemetery near Hodgeville.
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| March 1, 2018 |
The above in late winter.
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| December 14, 2018 |
The "odd one out" in this collection of photos. This is the steel cross at the top of Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto at Saint Peter's Colony near Kronau.
Good roundup!
ReplyDeleteThanks Debra!
DeleteA great collection of photos - and you're so right that each one is very different from another.
ReplyDeleteThanks MA.
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