(Christ), (sculpture).

(Christ), (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

(Christ), (sculpture).

Relocated 1934.

Christ: bronze; Cross: wood; Base: concrete.

Christ: approx. H. 7 ft. x W. 5 ft.; Cross: approx. 18 ft. x 8 ft. x 10 in.; Base: approx. 2 x 4 x 4 ft.

(In scroll:) INRI unsigned

A bronze crucified Christ on a wooden cross. At the top of the cross is an unfurled scroll.

Religion -- New Testament -- Christ

Religion -- New Testament -- Crucifixion

Object -- Written Matter -- Scroll

Emblem -- Cross

Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Miguel

Architectural component

San Miguel Mission, 801 Mission Street, In graveyard, San Miguel, California 93451

The figure of Christ was originally located on a wall in the rear of the mission church, founded in 1797. In 1934, the sculpture was relocated to its current site on a wooden cross in the church graveyard.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1994.

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