Five-wound cross

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Five-wound cross, here also with Adam's skull , wayside cross Freiburg im Breisgau , early 19th century

A five wounds cross is a cross with a symbolic representation of the five wounds of Christ .

iconography

The five wounds of Christ are the marks that are arranged in the form of a cross after the depiction of the crucifixion of Christ : on the beam left and right, as well as the nail wounds on the base of the cross, on the longitudinal beam the head wounded by the crown of thorns and the heart of Jesus pierced by the soldier Longinus , the symbolizes the wound on the side.

The five-wound cross is a cross in which the embodiment of the crucified is reduced to iconographic attributes of the wounds: only the hands and feet with the nail wounds, the crown of thorns, the face pierced or pierced through the handkerchief of Veronica , the Sacred Heart of Jesus the gaping wound on the side is depicted with the Holy Blood . On the extended ( Latin ) cross post there is usually the titulus INRI , at the foot of the cross there are also other iconographic attributes, such as Adam's skull.

The veneration of the holy five wounds goes back to the biblical passage "through his wounds we are healed" ( Isa 53,5  EU ), and found an upswing from the 13th century. The memory of holy wounds should protect against unforeseen death. Therefore, the five-wound cross can be found on weather crosses from the Baroque onwards and memorial crosses for accidents, as well as in a military context ( war memorial ).

Examples of five-wound crosses

Representations can be found in:

  • Birkenhördt: base of a five- wound cross, marked 1737 and 1859/1996 (renovated ⊙ )! 549.1145005507.9305005
  • Esthal: Five-wound cross , in the cemetery, stone relief, probably a grave cross, 1806 ( ⊙ )! 549.3795005507.9890005
  • Edesheim: five-wound cross , 18th century ( ⊙ )! 549.2644505508.1325805
  • Freiburg im Breisgau: Five-wound cross , wooden memorial cross with appliqués, diamond pattern with arabesques and covered, 1816 ( ⊙ )! 547.9959605507.8342155
  • Kottweiler-Schwanden: five-wound cross : from 1861 ( ⊙ )! 549.4852005507.5300005
  • Meschede- Eversberg : five-wound cross , a weather cross / field cross, memorial cross to lightning strike, stone with relief, 1679 ( ⊙ )! 551.3675005508.3230005
  • Remagen- Kripp : Cripper Hagelkreuz , stone field cross / weather cross with incision and a striking circle symbol, 1693 ( probably under monument protection ⊙ )! 550.5650005507.2550005
  • Waldrohrbach: 3 five-wound crosses , baroque cemetery cross around 1800 ( ⊙ ), wayside cross on a curved table base around 1860 ( ⊙ ), wayside cross on a table base 1852 ( ⊙ )! 549.1675005507.9675005! 549.1677005507.9674005! 549.1650005507.9620005
  • Wallenfels : five-wound cross , wooden wayside cross with iron-nailed applications, 19th century ( ⊙ )! 550.2695005511.4785005
  • Weidenthal : five-wound cross from 1742 ( ⊙ )! 549.4202505507.9910005
  • Bestwig-Velmede: five-wound cross , wayside cross, wooden with appliqués, roofed, 19th century ( ⊙ )! 551.3490005508.3754005

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gebhard Spahr: Cross and Blood of Christ in the art of Weingarten . An iconographic study. J. Thorbecke, 1962, p. 71 .
  2. ↑ Harald König: The Esthaler Kreuzspazierweg - crosses, field crosses, wayside shrines, Lourdes grotto, church and monastery → In the cemetery area ... In: Mittelpfalz.de/esthal. Retrieved June 15, 2010 .
  3. ↑ Monuments and memorials → Five Wound Cross. (No longer available online.) In: meschede.de → Leisure, Culture & Tourism → Sights. City of Meschede, formerly in the original ; Retrieved June 15, 2010 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.meschede.de  
  4. ↑ Horst Krebs: Cripper Hagelkreuz. In: geschichte-kripp.de. 2008, accessed June 15, 2010 .
  5. ↑ Kapellenweg → (9). (pdf; 290 kB) (No longer available online.) In: Wallenfels hiking center in the Franconian Forest Nature Park. City of Wallenfels, formerly in the original ; Retrieved July 15, 2010 ( website ).  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.wallenfels.de  
  6. Jump up ↑ Five Wound Cross. (No longer available online.) In: Region Bestwig → Sights. Bestwig municipality, formerly in the original ; Retrieved July 15, 2010 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.bestwig.de