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… because that town shelters a wooden piece of the “Lignum Cruces”, or true Holy Cross where Jesus was crucified. I asked the local people to the place where I could see this Cross, and was told that…
Uploaded: Mar, 01 2009 | Taken: Dec, 03 2008| Viewed: 31 times  | 3 votes
Camera: NIKON | Model: E5600 | Exposure 10/23s, ISO 200 | FLength: 5mm | SW: E5600v1.0

porto - Mar, 01 2009 12:03pm
Jorge,this fun guy reminds me of Friar Tuck(from Robin Hood fame)

jorgesanchez - Mar, 01 2009 12:03pm
Fred... hehehe... you made me laugh. It is true. Thanks for the hint.

jacko1 - Mar, 01 2009 03:03pm
Looks more like a Russian Doll! are there any more inside him?

jorgesanchez - Mar, 01 2009 05:03pm
Tony: You mean a Matryoshka. No, it was not. It is just a wooden statue representing a pilgrim.
Caravaca is considered the fifth most religious town for the Catholic world, after Rome, Jerusalem, Saint James (Santiago de Compostela), and another one in north Spain, called Camaleño, where we also keep another (and bigger) fragment of the Holy Cross.

jacko1 - Mar, 01 2009 10:03pm
It was a joke Jorge, please keep a sense of humour! hehe.


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