Cross
ca. 1850 | Ignaz Knoblecher
This cross was presumably the property of the missionary Ignaz Knoblecher. He was the vicar general apostolic of Central Africa and resided in the capital of Sudan, Khartoum, as of 1848. From Khartoum, Knoblecher travelled along the White Nile to expand the influence of the mission. After founding the “Society of Mary for Promoting Catholic Missions in Central Africa” in Vienna, he travelled to the region of today’s South Sudan and established the mission stations Gondoroko und Heiligenkreuz.
This cross was presumably the property of the missionary Ignaz Knoblecher. He was the vicar general apostolic of Central Africa and resided in the capital of Sudan, Khartoum, as of 1848. From Khartoum, Knoblecher travelled along the White Nile to expand the influence of the mission. After founding the “Society of Mary for Promoting Catholic Missions in Central Africa” in Vienna, he travelled to the region of today’s South Sudan and established the mission stations Gondoroko und Heiligenkreuz.
Collection:
Ignaz Knoblecher (1819 St. Kanzian, Unterkrain - 1858 Neapel) DNB
Collection:
Maksymilijan Ryllo
Acquired by:
Blanche Dobrucki
Time:
ca. 1850
Entry Date:
1925
Object Name
Cross
Material/technology:
Wood
Copyright
Weltmuseum Wien
Collection area
Sub-Saharan Africa
Invs.
119070_1
