Via Sacra (Canhas)
The Via Sacra in the municipality of Canhas in the district ( concelho ) of Ponta do Sol is an open-air crossroads on the Portuguese island of Madeira .
It was built in 1964 and consists of 14 crosses along a regional road that leads to the Paul da Serra plateau . One of the endpoints is the Monumento de Santa Teresinha do Menino Jesus cultural monument .
Every 100 meters apart there is one of the crosses that represent the stations that Jesus Christ covered from the Praetorium to Golgotha , where he was crucified. They are numbered in Roman numerals. A wooden cross stands on a concrete base with an ivory crucifix attached. The respective donors are noted by name in the base.
literature
- Gabriel de Jesus Pita: A Freguesia dos Canhas. To olhar da História. Junta de Freguesia dos Canhas, Funchal 2011.
Individual evidence
- ↑ O património cultural dos Canhas. In: dnoticias.pt. June 19, 2018, accessed June 22, 2019 (European Portuguese).