Year of the Great JubileePrint Page
The cross commemorates the Year of the Great Jubilee marking the 2000th Anniversary of the birth of Jesus Christ.
The millennium was all about the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. That is why in the Catholic Church the celebration began, not on New Year's Day, but on Christmas Eve, when the Holy Father opened the Holy Door in St Peter's Basilica just before Midnight Mass. He thus launched what the church calls the Great Jubilee of the year 2000. It continued until January 6th, 2001, the Epiphany, that great feast which marks "the manifestation of Jesus as Messiah of Israel, Son of God and Saviour of the world" (Catechism of the Catholic Church, p 528).
Location
Address: | Parnell & Porter Streets, St Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Gawler, 5277 |
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State: | SA |
Area: | Foreign |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.596856 Long: 138.741545 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Cross |
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Monument Theme: | Culture |
Sub-Theme: | Religion |
Approx. Event Start Date: | 1 |
Approx. Event End Date: | 2000 |
Dedication
Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 2000 |
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This cross was erected to commemorate the Year of the Great Jubilee
Praised be Jesus Christ
The same yesterday today and forever
Epiphany 2000
In Hoc Monumento Posita
Est Tabula Memorialis