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Wayside Cross of Ribera de Cardós

Vall de Cardós, Pallars Sobirà, Lleida

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Wayside Cross of Ribera de Cardós

Monument · Vall de Cardós, Pallars Sobirà, Lleida

Gothic cross from the 15th century on a tall granite pillar, carved from a block of grey llicorella stone, with lobed arms inscribed in squares and decoration of a twisted cord. On the front it shows a crucified Christ, with uneven arms, long hair and exaggeratedly large hands, with the INRI sign above the slightly tilted head; on the back, the Virgin holding the Child in her arms beneath a Gothic canopy, flanked by two coats of arms. It originally marked the boundary of the municipal area in the Forat de Cardós gorge, at the entrance to the valley. Moved to the centre of the village, the original is kept in a display case in Plaça Mn. Cinto Verdaguer and a replica is exhibited near the parish church. A Bien Cultural de Interés Nacional (the highest level of heritage protection in Catalonia) since 1963.

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