Stromberg cross costume

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Heinrich Schilking : The procession leaves the Kreuzkirche in Stromberg , 1840

The Stromberg cross costume , also called the great cross costume, is a cross costume in Stromberg . It takes place on a Sunday around St. John's Day and not on Good Friday . The Stromberg pilgrimage season traditionally begins with the first of four pilgrimages. The Great Cross Costume is followed by three more, two in July and one in September.

history

There are certain indications from the late Middle Ages for a cross costume in Stromberg. Towards the end of the 16th century, dressing with the cross was referred to as an "old habit". In northern Germany during the Counter Reformation this was then strongly revived. In the Diocese of Münster this happened in the early 17th century and then amplified after the Thirty Years War under the Prince Bishop Christoph Bernhard von Galen , who took up the cross costume in Stromberg and promoted by forces. He also determined the short processional route. This led over forest and field paths and was about 14 kilometers long. It was not until 1989 that a new route was chosen over solid ground over a length of ten kilometers. The path was initially marked with wooden crosses that showed the pilgrims the way. For the pilgrimage anniversary in 1907, the artists Anton Mormann and Christoph Siebe created 14 stations of the cross with stone sculptures.

procedure

The Holy Cross is set up in front of the Kreuzkirche at Holy Mass

Usually a place in the morning at 6:30 am Pilgrims' Mass in the courtyard in front of the Cross Church instead. The holy cross is venerated by the pilgrims. Then the congregation forms a procession in the middle of which the Holy Cross is carried. The procession leads around the Stromberg in a ten-kilometer circular route and lasts around two hours with a short break. The Holy of Holies is carried through Stromberg and accompanied by the procession to the stations of the cross; at every station of the cross the believers are blessed. Afterwards, a final pontifical mass is usually celebrated in front of the Kreuzkirche.

literature

  • Michael Matheus, Pilgrims and Pilgrimage Sites in the Middle Ages and Modern Times, Steiner Verlag, February 2000, ISBN 3515074317

Web links

Commons : Stromberger Kreuztracht  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Michael Matheus: Pilgrims and places of pilgrimage in the Middle Ages and modern times. Steiner Verlag, February 2000, p. 56.
  2. ↑ The praying group moves into the morning. In: The bell online . May 18, 2015.