Cross of All Nations
The Cross of All Nations is a monumental cross located in Qanat Bakish, a locality close to the Lebanese town of Baskinta. The cross was built near a church dating back to 1898 on a land belonging to the Lebanese Maronite Order. At 73.8 metres (242 ft) tall, the Cross of All Nations is the largest illuminated cross in the world, it was inaugurated on September 13, 2010 on the eve of the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross. It was built by the Maronite Church and an organization of French Catholics the "Association Terre de Dieu" led by the brothers Jesus and Francois Ibanez. The inauguration was held after a Mass in the presence of Lebanese officials, the French ambassador to Lebanon Denis Pieton, high-ranking clergy and thousands of believers. Following the ceremony, fireworks were set o
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Cross of All Nations
The Cross of All Nations is a monumental cross located in Qanat Bakish, a locality close to the Lebanese town of Baskinta. The cross was built near a church dating back to 1898 on a land belonging to the Lebanese Maronite Order. At 73.8 metres (242 ft) tall, the Cross of All Nations is the largest illuminated cross in the world, it was inaugurated on September 13, 2010 on the eve of the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross. It was built by the Maronite Church and an organization of French Catholics the "Association Terre de Dieu" led by the brothers Jesus and Francois Ibanez. The inauguration was held after a Mass in the presence of Lebanese officials, the French ambassador to Lebanon Denis Pieton, high-ranking clergy and thousands of believers. Following the ceremony, fireworks were set o
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La Cruz de Todas las Naciones ...... el clero y miles de creyentes.
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The Cross of All Nations is a ...... located at its vertical beam.
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2008-11-25
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The lit Cross of All Nations during the inauguration ceremony
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2010-06-27
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Commemorate the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross
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صليب كل الشعوب
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2010-09-13
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La Cruz de Todas las Naciones ...... n Líbano, Denis Pieton, el cle
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The Cross of All Nations is a ...... ceremony, fireworks were set o
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Cross of All Nations
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Cruz de Todas las Naciones
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Cross of All Nations
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