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Fr. Joseph A. Ruther, O.F.M
1908-1984
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FRIEDSAM
MEMORIAL LIBRARY Archives
Biographical
Pages
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The Stations of the Cross
Above are the stations as they looked in the St. Francis Friary
chapel.
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 | This is the first of Fr. Joe's Stations of the
Cross carvings.
Fr. Joe created 14 stations of the cross for the
St. Francis friary chapel, though the second Station is now missing. Fr. Roderick sent a letter the archives has in its
collection that thanks Fr. Joe for a wonderful job on the stations,
so one could assume the two were close at least through
correspondence.
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| Below is the third Station of the Cross. One
can clearly see a numbered cross at the bottom right of each work. The small crosses
were
originally separate from the 12 x 14 inch carvings.
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| Station one illustrates the condemnation
of Christ by Pilate. |
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| Station two, missing from the Archive's collection,
shows the imposition of the cross upon Christ.
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| Station three represents the first fall of Christ. |
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Last updated: 29 April 2004
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