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As Pestrille refers generally vertical and nearly parallel grooves in the masonry of churches and other religious buildings.

It is believed that they originated when people were scratching stone dust from the walls of churches for fear of the Black Death ( plague ). Mixed with water, they drank this dust in the hope of protecting themselves from the plague.

However, there is also the interpretation that weapons were sharpened here (see: Wetzrille ).

Pestrillen (also Pestfurchen or Pestschaben ) found, for example, to the churches of St. Giles (Wiedenbrück) and St. Marien Homberg (Efze) as well as churches in Brilon , Dülmen , Nordhorn , Uelsen , St.Jacobi Perleberg and Veldhausen .

Picture gallery

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  Pestrilles at the St. Aegidius Church in Wiedenbrück , north side

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  Pestrilles at the St. Aegidius Church in Wiedenbrück, south side

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  Provost church St. Petrus and Andreas in Brilon

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  St. Viktor Church in Dülmen

St.Jacobi Church Perleberg

Web links

• suehnekreuz.de - Superstition & Customs - Wetzrillen