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Roadside Crosses

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Wayside cross with fleur-de-lis endpoints, adorned with a sun and a heart at its axis, a rooster on top and other devices. Saults-aux-Récollets, Québec, [191-].

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Three priests walking past the Varennes Calvary. It was built in 1829 and has three crosses. Varennes, Québec, 1926.

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Jubilee cross with fleur-de-lis endpoints, sun on axis and bearing the inscription, «Hommage au Christ Rédempteur», 1925.

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Cross with sun on axis and rooster on tip and adorned with papal-flags. Saint-François, Québec, 1923.

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Wayside cross with clover endpoints and sun on axis. Saint-Antonin, Québec, 1918.

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Wayside cross erected in 1902 with clover endpoints, sun on axis and niche. L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, 1919.

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Calvary built in 1838. Open aedicula made of wood with metal cross inside. Saint-Rémi de Napierville, Québec, 1922.

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Wayside cross with sun on axis and rooster on tip. Saint-Laurent, Québec, 1922.

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Wayside cross in Saint-Eustache, just erected, Québec, 1923.

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Wayside cross with clover endpoints, rooster on top and crown. Boucherville, Québec, [191-].

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Jubilee cross painted white with crown of thorns on axis, erected July 29th, 1827. Sainte-Hyacinthe, Québec, 1923.

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Wayside cross adorned with a rooster, a spear and a ladder. Sainte-Madeleine, Québec, 1923.

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Wayside cross with Virgin statuette on its base. Gentilly, Québec, 1924.

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Metal wayside cross with fleur-de-lis endpoints and rooster on top. Bécancour, Québec, 1924.

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Wayside cross employed as electrical pole. Pointe-Saint-Charles, Québec, 1924.

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Wayside cross bearing the inscription, «O Croix sois mon salut». Mainville, Québec, 1924.

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Joseph Turcotte with an ox and cart in front of a calvary in Sainte-Famille, Île d'Orléans, 1925.

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Wayside cross with fleur-de-lis endpoints, 1925.

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Calvary with concrete base and fence. Boucherville, Québec, [191-].

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Wayside cross with clover endpoints and niche on axis. Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, Québec, [191-].

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