Via Sacra - Cristo-Rei - Almada, Portugal
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tmob
N 38° 40.755 W 009° 10.286
29S E 485088 N 4281197
This outdoor Stations of the Cross are located in front of the Cristo-Rei Monument
Waymark Code: WMCFWA
Location: Setúbal, Portugal
Date Posted: 09/03/2011
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Cristo-Rei
The Sanctuary of Christ the King (Portuguese: Cristo-Rei) is a Catholic monument and shrine dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ overlooking the city of Lisbon, Portugal. It was inspired by the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and inaugurated on 17 May 1959. At that time, Portugal was being ruled by the authoritarian President of the Council António de Oliveira Salazar, and it was on his orders that the Cristo-Rei was built.
The monument was built on the left-bank of the Tagus river, facing Lisbon on the other bank. Its location is in the civil parish of Pragal, in the city of Almada, in the District of Setúbal, Lisbon Region. It is also a national monument.
The base of the monument, designed by architect António Lino, is in the form of a gate, standing 82 m tall. At the top is a statue of Christ the Redeemer, designed by sculptor Francisco Franco de Sousa, 28 m -tall. At the base of the statue is an observation deck (altitude: 82 m) providing panoramic views of the city of Lisbon, the Tagus River and of the 25 de Abril Bridge. It is located on the left riverbank.
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Stations of the Cross
In front of the monument there are a belvedere/viewpoint, facing Lisbon, and that where the 14 Stations of the Cross can be seen.
At each station there is a Gospel text for that step, a meditation and a prayer.