• Religious Heritage

Cruceiro esmoleiro

Visit an ancient cruceiro from 1764, with a unique inscription and a representation of the Three Souls. Admire its Ionic design and its simple quadrangular cross.

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  • Rúa do Párroco Don Claudio Rodal Fandiño, 6, O Arrabal

This cruceiro dates from the year 1764, as can be read in a long inscription which says: «PEDRO DOMINGUEZ ME PONE EN TU CUENTA AÑO 1764».
It also records the indulgences that were granted.

The cruceiro rises on three steps. It has a moulded base featuring the representation of the Three Souls, the alms box, and the inscription mentioned above. The shaft is fluted. Its capital is in the Ionic style. The cross is simple and quadrangular, bearing only a Pietà on the front.