Sunday, January 28, 2007

Hill of Crosses

Hill of Crosses

H/T to Sue who shared the following:

Over the centuries, Catholics have risked death, and exile to Siberia to leave
their crosses and rosaries on this hill. It began in the 14th century when
Catholics were ordered to remove the crosses from within, and outside their
homes. Their response was to carry them, at risk of their lives, and leave them
on The Hill. Centuries later, the Communists tried to destroy The Hill by
various means, multiple times, but didn't succeed.
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2 comments:

Matthew said...

One of my favorite pictures of Pope John Paul ll is of him on the Hill of Crosses.

EC Gefroh said...

Really? I never heard of this hill before receiving the info from Sue. Thanks for sharing that.