Šumperk – cross at the parish church

One of the many Šumper "stone crucifixes" can also be found in close proximity to the local parish church of St. John the Baptist. It stands next to the church spire (or crouches under the church spire) and is a typical – and thus relatively simple – product of the mid-19th century. The cross was made and consecrated in 1845, and its author chose white as a building material – on the contrary, strongly atypical for a šumperk...