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Wayside cross of Hío

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Wayside cross of Hío

Monument · Cangas de Morrazo, Morrazo, Pontevedra

Wayside cross of Hío

Carved in 1872 from a single piece of granite by a stonemason of the Cerviño family, it stands before the Romanesque church of Santo André do Hío and unfolds a Deposition and biblical scenes; it is considered the most elaborate cruceiro in Galicia.

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