World Arthur Blessitt, Who Carried a Cross Around the World, Dies at 84 January 24, 2025January 24, 2025Clay RisenComments Off on Arthur Blessitt, Who Carried a Cross Around the World, Dies at 84 A street preacher from Hollywood, he set out on a walk to New York City in 1969 with a 110-pound cross on his back. Then he kept going.