Ethnographic heritage
A Pedra Neighbourhood Souls' Shrine and Tall Cross Cruz alta e peto de ánimas
- Tomiño, A Pedra, 20th century. 1946.
- Coordinates:41.993908, -8.732354
This ensemble is located in the wall of a private property, in the neighbourhood of A Pedra.
The cross has a simple structure and a quadrangular section. The wayside shrine features a chapel enclosed by glass housing an altarpiece that was restored and painted in 1994. It is topped by a curved moulding upon which the cross rests. There was an inscription on the upper part, which is currently very eroded, where the date 1946 can be read. The rest of the text is heavily deteriorated.
Bibliography: Fernández de la Cigoña, Estanislao and Loira, Félix: “Cruces, cruceiros e petos da parroquia de Santa María de Tomiño (Tomiño-Pontevedra)”, in Asociación Galega para a Cultura e a Ecoloxía: Actas do VII Congreso Galego de Cruceiros, 2017. Fernández de la Cigoña, Estanislao: Esmoleiros e petos de ánimas da provincia de Pontevedra. Vigo: Ir Indo, 1998. Moure, Isabel and Da Rocha, Juan: «Petos de ánimas ou esmoleiros de Tomiño», in Asociación de Veciños da Aurora. Boletín Informativo Cultural. Tomiño.
