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Kaplnka Letterbox Hybrid

Hidden : 2/17/2014
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Putnicke miesto s nazvom Sionska hora Matky Bozej lezi pri obci Jalovec, ktora tvori turisticke vychodisko do Zapadnych Tatier.

Kaplnka

      Uvodne suradnice Vas privedu ku kaplnke Sionska hora Matky Bozej so 14 zastaveniami Krizovej cesty s farebnymi reliefmi vyjavov. Kaplnku dal v roku 1994 postavit farar Bohuslav Pikala z vdacnosti k Matke Bozej za pomoc vo vazani a knazskom zivote.

 Bohuslav Pikala, rodak z nedalekeho Bobrovca, nastupil po maturite do klastora apostolskej skoly v Banskej Bystrici. Ked v roku 1950 klastory rozpustili pokracoval v noviciate a studoval teologiu v sukromnom byte. Za ilegalne studium ho v roku 1951 zatkli a odsudili na 18 rokov. Prepusteny bol v roku 1960 na zaklade prezidentskej amnestie. Vo vazeni stravil 8 rokov a 8 mesiacov.
Po prepusteni pracoval v nabytkarskej firme a po case pokracoval v studiu teologie. Za knaza bol vysvateny v roku 1973. Posobil v Liptovskej Luznej, Dovalove a na Orave. Zomrel v roku 2007.

 Na postavenie kaplnky zasvatenej Sedembolestnej Panne Marii venoval vsetky peniaze, ktore dostal ako odskodnenie za roky neopravneneho vazania. Je v nej pochovany.

Aby ste urcili finalne suradnice pouzite pod textom pripravenu sadu 8 fotografii oznacenych A az H. Prejdite sa zastaveniami krizovej cesty a k uvedenym obrazkom reliefov priradte cisla, ktore sa nachadzaju nad nimi .

Finalne suradnice su:

N 49° 0E.FG(A-G)     E 019° 3D.(C-H)A((B+H)-(E+A+F))



Tato cache je typu letterbox. Najdete v nej specialnu peciatku, atrament a podusku pre peciatky. Tieto predmety NIE SU NA VYMENU !, neberte ich prosim. Peciatku si mozete otlacit do svojho zosita a ak mate svoju vlastu peciatku, mozete ju otlacit do logbooku.


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The Chapel


The coordinates will guide you to the chapel called "Sionska hora Matky Bozej" with 14 stops of calvary composed of colloured scripture reliefs.
Father B. Pikala had the chapel built in 1994 as a sign of gratitude to St. Mary who helped him during his imprisonment. B.Pikala was born in nearby Bobrovec, after second school he entered a monastery of an apostolic school in Banska Bystrica. When the monastery was closed in '50s he continued in his teological studies on his own. In 1951 he was arrested for his illegal teological studies and was sentenced to 18 years of imprisonment.He was freed in 1960 thanks to an amnesty.Pikala spent 8 years and 8 months in prison. After beeing released he worked as a carpenter and later continued his teological studies. He achieved full priesthood in 1973 and served in places such as Liptovska Luzna, Dovalovo, Orava. Pikala died in 2007.
He used all the money he received as recompensation for his imprisonment, to finance construction of this chapel dedicated to St. Mary. He is burried inside.
To calculate the final coordinates you will have to use the set of photos marked A to H below. Walk through the calvary stops and match the numbers on reliefs to 8 pictures.
Final coordinates are: N 49° 0E.FG(A-G)     E 019° 3D.(C-H)A((B+H)-(E+A+F))
This is a letterbox cache. Inside you will find special stamp and ink pillow. These things ARE NOT FOR TRADE. Please do not remove them from the cache.



Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Cbxyba fn qibz fgenmpbz / Xarry orsber gjb thneqvnaf

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)