The Plague Cross at Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England, close to the site of a mass burial of plague victimsA Plague Cross sacramental, worn as a cross necklace to offer protection during plaguesCommemorative Pestkreuz dated 1665, near Schalkenbach, Germany
The term plague cross can refer to either a mark placed on a building occupied by victims of plague; or a permanent structure erected, to enable plague sufferers to trade while minimising the risk of contagion. A wide variety of plague cross existed in Britain and elsewhere in Europe, until the plague largely disappeared by the eighteenth century. Additionally, the term "plague cross" can specifically refer to the "Plague Cross of Saint Zacharias of Jerusalem", a Western Christian sacramental invoking God's protection against diseases and plagues that often takes the form of a cross necklace or a wall cross.[1]
^Sannig, Bernard (29 July 2020). The Plague Cross of St. Zacharias. Caritas Publishing. p. 3.
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