The grouped cross stones go back to the 11th to 13th centuries. These are atonement crosses that were made by the perpetrators in the case of murder and by the bereaved in the case of accidents. All stones were found along the Harster Heerweg.

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JakobusPilger

November 9, 2021

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“Each of these crosses can tell its own story and what prompted people to erect “their” cross at this point. (...) These wayside crosses were erected as visible signs and …

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November 15, 2021

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The Bührer Kreuzstein group is the most important monument of its kind in Lower Saxony.
The cross stones were not only about atonement and remembrance, but at the same time the living were asked to pray for the poor souls who had died without receiving the ecclesiastical sacraments.

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Location: Bühren, Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany

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