Wayside Shrine - Tolè, Provincia Bologna, Italy
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Noe1
N 44° 19.985 E 011° 03.861
32T E 664579 N 4910941
Stone wayside shrine of the classic design in Tole, Italy
Waymark Code: WMM9CZ
Location: Emilia–Romagna, Italy
Date Posted: 08/17/2014
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Stone wayside shrines in Europe has appeared in the Gothic period, reached the peak of its expansion in the Baroque. At that time, begin to appear brick wayside shrine of pillar type, which in the 19th century almost replaced the older columnar type. Both forms represent the column on which Jesus Christ was chained and flogged before his crucifixion. Therefore are sometimes decorated with symbols of Christ's suffering (reprimand, spears, spikes, etc.). It was erected as a thanks for saving in diseases and misfortunes. It often represents a significant landmark on the edges of the village, the tops of hills or at crossroads.
Material: stone
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