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Kőszegi Tájvédelmi Körzet

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Location: Vas, Hungary

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JeanPierre 🐾

September 22, 2025

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Vöröskereszt: a beautiful place to rest (just like the pilgrims of bygone times); many sights can be reached from here.

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JakobusPilger

February 26, 2026

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In view of the wayside cross standing here, painted red (since it bears the body of Christ, it is technically a crucifix), I would like to offer a meditative thought to the viewer lingering at this spot. The last words of Jesus at his crucifixion, "It is finished" (John 19:30), as recorded in the biblical writings of the Evangelist John in his version of the 'Good News' (this is the meaning of the word 'Gospel'), are commented on by the Evangelical Lutheran pastor Dr. Theo Lehmann, in a publication by the Neukirchen Calendar Publishing House, writes:

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P. Chris 🇭🇺

May 21, 2026

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Forest junction, and in its center the cross. The red color has symbolic meaning.

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