Simon von Cyrene hilft Jesus das Kreuz tragen
Simon von Cyrene hilft Jesus das Kreuz tragen presents the fifth station of the Christian Way of the Cross. The scene shows Simon of Cyrene supporting Jesus beneath the cross on the road to crucifixion. Würzburg and its surrounding villages preserve this moment in churches, pilgrimage routes, sculptures, paintings, and reliefs.
At the pilgrimage church in Gaukönigshofen, Heinz Schiestl created gilded oval wooden reliefs crowned with crosses. Their style recalls the apostle medallions made by the Bossi brothers. At Bieberehren, the route on Eulenberg uses figurative reliefs carved from Burgpreppacher stone, with hipped roofs, cross finials, and inscribed pedestals. The path climbs towards the Kreuzkapelle over hundreds of steps.
The supporting hand gives the scene its focus. Across the Würzburg region, artists including Reinhold Ewald and Doris Hopf use this encounter to express shared burden, compassion, and devotion.:VEVENT
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