Monghidoro - Pillar of San Leonardo

Monghidoro - Pillar of San Leonardo

Subject: Objects

Toponym: S. Leonardo

Type: Stone pillar

Municipality: Monghidoro

Locality: Monghidoro

Description:

Stone pillar surmounted by an iron cross. A plaque in the central portion bears a dedication:

A SAN LEONARDO
DA PORTO MAURIZIO
CHE IN QUESTO CAMPO
DOVE SORGE LA CROCE
PREDICO'
I 4 NOVISSIMI
AL POPOLO DI
MONGHIDORO
L'ANNO 1751
DOMENICO BONAFE'
ERESSE
NUOVA MEMORIA
L'ANNO 1906

"To Saint Leonard of Port Maurice, who, in this field where the cross stands, preached the Four Last Things to the population of Monghidoro in the year 1751, Domenico Bonafé erected a new memorial in the year 1906"