Category: Religious Architecture > Stone Cross
District: Viana do Castelo > Melgaço > Vila e Roussas > Soengas e Baralha
Located in the parish of Vila and Roussas, in the municipality of Melgaço, opposite the Chapel of São Julião.
This cross has had different locations over the centuries. Initially, it was in Carvalhiças, in Côto da Pedreira. At the beginning of the 18th century, it was transferred to the Campo da Feira de Fora to allow the construction of the Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Pastoriza. Later, in 1867, it was placed in its current location.
It presents a late Gothic style. It rests on three square steps and is composed of a base, shaft and capital.
Classified as a National Monument since 1926, being an important historical and religious testimony of the region.
Sources: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruzeiro_de_São_Julião
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.pt
Coordinates DD: 42.11607229187822,-8.254379627055968
Coordinates DMS: 42°06'57.9"N 08°15'15.8"W
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