Largo de Infias, in Braga
The Cruzeiro do Senhor das Âsias is located in Largo de Infias, in São Vicente, city of Braga, northern Portugal.
This Cruise is located on a circular platform, in a grassy space in the middle of a garden surrounded by pine trees where pilgrims leave lit candles and bouquets of flowers.
This Cruzeiro appears isolated in the center of a square defined by the crossroads of several streets in the city.
This Cruise is located on a circular platform, in a grassy space in the middle of a garden surrounded by pine trees where pilgrims leave lit candles and bouquets of flowers.
This Cruzeiro appears isolated in the center of a square defined by the crossroads of several streets in the city.
The History of the Cruzeiro do Senhor das Ansias
This Cross dates back to the 18th century and the Cross has traces of having been painted red. The period of the 18th century in Braga was characterized by a city governed by an ecclesiastical elite based on hierarchy and authority, that is, a deep religious atmosphere prevailed throughout the city.
The Characteristics of the Senhor das Ansias Cruise
The Cruzeiro is made up of two low hexagonal steps resulting from a triangular shape with the vertices cut off.
in the center, on a framed prismatic plinth, stands a column with a smooth cylindrical shaft and a cubic capital that supports a cross where it is nailed with three iron nails, one in the overlapping feet and two in the hands with the index and middle fingers pointed out, a Christ with a crown of thorns.
The crossing has a porch made up of three Corinthian columns that rest on prismatic plinths, and these on a plinth.
The gabled roof rests on architraves with a three-lobed arch and the ceiling is plastered and painted light yellow.
The right front column has an iron cat connecting the base to the shaft and the plinth has a tear and holes, marks from the alms box that must have been there.
The shaft of the cruise has remains of an iron with a padlock to support the lamp.
The materials used are a granite structure, a cement and stucco ceiling, nails from the crucified man, an alms box, and remains of the padlock and the iron lamp holder.
18th century cross consisting of a cylindrical shaft column on a prismatic plinth, cubic capital and Christ on the cross and a triangular porch with three-lobed arches on Corinthian columns
in the center, on a framed prismatic plinth, stands a column with a smooth cylindrical shaft and a cubic capital that supports a cross where it is nailed with three iron nails, one in the overlapping feet and two in the hands with the index and middle fingers pointed out, a Christ with a crown of thorns.
The crossing has a porch made up of three Corinthian columns that rest on prismatic plinths, and these on a plinth.
The gabled roof rests on architraves with a three-lobed arch and the ceiling is plastered and painted light yellow.
The right front column has an iron cat connecting the base to the shaft and the plinth has a tear and holes, marks from the alms box that must have been there.
The shaft of the cruise has remains of an iron with a padlock to support the lamp.
The materials used are a granite structure, a cement and stucco ceiling, nails from the crucified man, an alms box, and remains of the padlock and the iron lamp holder.
18th century cross consisting of a cylindrical shaft column on a prismatic plinth, cubic capital and Christ on the cross and a triangular porch with three-lobed arches on Corinthian columns
