Ethnographic heritage
Bacelo Stone Stone Crucifix Crucifixo
- Forcadela, Bacelo, 17th century. 1686.
- Coordinates:41.983305, -8.729604
This Stone Crucifix is located on top of the wall of a house in O Bacelo Neighbourhood. It features a single step supporting a cubic base with an engraved inscription on its front: “ANO1686 LOND/ PINTAR DJVAN ALVARES”. The cross has plain, straight arms, and in one of its edges bears the following inscription “BASTIANVISENTE”.
On the front, here is a Crucified Christ with three nails beneath a cartouche.
The monument was relocated to its current location. It was formerly located in the vicinity, resting on the ground.
Bibliography: Fernández de la Cigoña, Estanislao and Loira, Félix: «Cruces, cruceiros e petos de San Pedro de Forcadela. Tomiño», in Asociación Galega para a Cultura e a Ecoloxía: Actas do V Congreso Galego de Cruceiros, 2014. Moure, Isabel and Da Rocha, Juan C.: «Cruceiros no noso concello. Cruces e cruceiros de Forcadela», in Asociación de Veciños da Aurora: Boletín Informativo Cultural, 6. Tomiño, 2005.
