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Joanna Baroh, Spanaway, Washington, USA Maximilian Philipp ERKER is the grandfather of Joanna Reliques cross
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Reliques cross inside This is an old relic cross. Such relic crosses were very common in Europe in the 18th and 19th centuries. Often made in monastery work. This type of cross was also popularly used as a house cross. This hinged relic cross was brought to North Dakota by migrant Philipp Erker in 1908. Inside, strips of paper inscribed with names of saints and martyrs are placed over bone chips. For Catholic worship, if said objects are truly authentic, such a thing is rare and valuable.
The family of Philipp Erker came from Krasna. In 1898 the family migrated to Karamurat and in 1908 to North Dakota. I am not aware of any other mention of such a reliquary cross in Krasna or Karamurat. Is the craft from Bessarabia or Dobruja? Or rather from a souvenir store in the emigrant port? Further individual ancestor lists and reports The text was translated by Otto Riehl using the translation tool from DeepL, Cologne, Germany . This report and all informations therein contained may not be used or transmitted elsewhere without prior approval of the authors Ted J. Becker [†] & Otto Riehl, Kirchlinteln Index Imprint |