Limpias Crucifix – Hand-Carved Wooden Cross from South Tyrol

The Limpias Crucifix shows Christ on a dark wooden cross: with a halo of rays behind his head, a golden loincloth and the INRI plaque above his head. The corpus is hand-carved and painted in Val Gardena, a cross for the Herrgottswinkel (the traditional crucifix corner), the chapel or the prayer room.

The model is the “Santo Cristo de la Agonía”, the venerated image of grace in the parish church of St Peter in Limpias (Cantabria, Spain). The crucifix above the high altar is attributed to a 17th-century work. Since reports from 1919, Limpias has been a place of pilgrimage. You will also find a corpus in this form among theChrist figures and crucifixes from the workshop.

• Size: 40 cm
• Finish: hand-painted – painted with oil colours, decorated with gold leaf and silver leaf details and fixed with varnish
• Wood: wood from the Gardena Valley – mainly lime wood, depending on size also maple or Swiss stone pine

A crucifix like this often accompanies a big moment: moving into a new home, a parish jubilee or the honouring of someone who has served the Church for a long time. It hangs just as well in the living room as in a small prayer room.

The Limpias Crucifix is one of a kind; painting and carving marks are slightly different on every piece. Allow approx. 3–4 weeks for delivery. It is sent insured and directly from the workshop in South Tyrol, to Germany and Austria only (€6.90).