A wooden cross painted brown, with a somewhat unusual design. The beam ends are rounded, and the crossbeam is unusually short compared to the vertical beam's height.
Date of Construction: 1940
Location: Vysoká nad Kysucou, U Sojkov, No. 406, GPS: 49.3791522N, 18.5254603E
Material: wooden cross
Corpus: metal
Dimensions: not measured, height approx. 450 cm
Description: A wooden cross painted brown, with a somewhat unusual design. The beam ends are rounded, and the crossbeam is unusually short compared to the vertical beam's height. The Corpus of Christ is painted on metal, with the body in natural color, a white loincloth with a slight yellowish tint, brown hair and beard, and a golden halo above the head. The Corpus has been visibly weathered. Below the Corpus is a depiction of the Virgin Mary, also painted on metal. She is dressed in white robes with a light blue mantle, standing as if on clouds, with brown hair and hands clasped at her chest. Her face and hands are natural in color, but due to corrosion, her facial features—eyes, nose, and mouth—are no longer visible. The year 1940 is engraved at the base of the cross.
Surroundings: The cross is situated in the garden of Mrs. Sojková's family home, No. 406, immediately to the right of the main road from Makov to the center of Vysoká nad Kysucou. It is enclosed by a smaller fence made of hand-forged pieces, painted brown.
Masses or worships (for which feast, regularly/irregularly): Private only.
Text Author: Mgr. Drahomír Velička, PhD.
Photography: Štefan Strýček
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