Nikolaibrücke and the Seven Bridge Saints of Grasmannsdorf

Nikola bridge over the Rauhe Ebrach and the Sauerwiesgraben at Grasmannsdorf, market Burgebrach: View from direction Grasmannsdorf. On the northwest side of the bridge are statues of saints.
It was not until the 18th century that the glorious series of Grasmannsdorfer Brückenheiligen was built, as it still is today. After the bridge saints Nicholas and John Nepomuk joined in the years 1715-1740 still five other saints, namely Kilian, Vitus, Wolfgang, Heinrich and Otto. They are not pronounced bridge saints, but are witnesses to the history of this country. But why seven bridge saints? This number could be interpreted as a meaningful element in the series of numerical symbols: seven-branched candlesticks, seven fat and seven lean years, or in the New Testament and the Christian tradition: petition of the Our Father, number of virtues, sacraments, gifts of the Holy Spirit, Works of mercy, among others For many, the juxtaposition of the bridle saints may be little more than an odd, perhaps coincidental performance of saints, but they are significant as works of art and as testimony of historical contexts.