The Crucifix, (sculpture).

The Crucifix, (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

The Crucifix, (sculpture).

Installed 1914.

Sculpture: painted bronze and lead; Base: wood, steel, granite.

Sculpture: approx. 62 in. x 5 ft. x 10 in.; Cross: approx. 10 ft. 8 in. x 6 1/2 ft. x 22 in.; Base: approx. H. 40 x 62 x 60 in. (500 lbs.)

(On scroll at top of cross:) INRI unsigned

Bronze and lead sculpture of Christ crucified on the cross. Christ wears a crown of thorns and a loin cloth. His head hangs down. The sculpture is painted gold. The cross on which the sculpture hangs is made of wood and is supported with a vertical steel support. The cross is mounted on a rough-hewn rectangular granite block.

Religion -- New Testament -- Christ

Religion -- New Testament -- Crucifixion

Emblem -- Cross

Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Goffstown

Administered by Order of Saint Benedict of New Hampshire, St. Anselm Abbey, 100 Saint Anselm Drive, Manchester, New Hampshire 03102

Located Saint Anselm College, St. Leander's Cemetery, Goffstown, New Hampshire

The sculpture was originally installed in the center of the cemetery. In 1994 it was moved to the back of the cemetery. IAS files contain copy of related correspondence.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1996.

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