Cruz de Ferro (Iron Cross)

Santa Colomba De Somoza

Cruz de Ferro (Iron Cross)

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Cruz de Ferro (Iron Cross)

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Location: Santa Colomba De Somoza, Astorga, León, Castile and León, Spain

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June 15, 2022

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The prayer of the Cruz de Ferro reads: “Lord, may this stone, symbol of my effort on my pilgrimage, which I lay at the foot of the Cross of the Redeemer, one day when the deeds of my life will be judged, the scales in favor of my good deeds reduce. may it be so.”
(Source: wikipedia)

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JakobusPilger

March 21, 2022

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The "cross made of iron" here on Monte Irago, which was almost legendary for many pilgrims - on the Camino Frances to Santiago de Compostela on the way to the …

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JavierCR 🇪🇸

April 17, 2023

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It is also cited as Cruz de Fierro. Mountain landmark (1504 m) that stands on the Camino Frances in the mountains of León as it passes through the province of the same name, corresponding to the autonomous community of Castilla y León. 230 km from Santiago. It is one of the best-known and most symbolic places of all the Jacobean routes, and perhaps for this reason the most mythologized and exciting, with the Monte do Gozo de Santiago, the first place from which pilgrims on the French Way observe the city of Compostela.

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