Atonement Cross (Good Couples)
The penitential cross is a monument in the city Ketzin / Havel belonging place Gutenpaaren . It is a cross carved from a stone , which stands directly on the Gutenpaarener Dorfstrasse in front of a residential property.
History of the Atonement Crosses
Atonement crosses are called a special form of medieval monuments . These were part of atonement treaties that were made to end blood feuds due to murder or manslaughter . Atonement crosses were, as the name already shows, predominantly in the form of a cross. Often the victim's killing tool or a typical professional device was depicted carved in stone. However, dates were rarely incorporated and texts between the 13th and 16th centuries were not included at all. In 1533, the neck court order of Emperor Charles V largely ended the custom of private agreements. Ordinary courts took their place . However, there were individual regions in which atonement agreements lasted until the 17th century.
The atonement cross of good couples
The atonement cross in good couples is intended to remind of the murder or homicide perpetrated by one landowner on another. It marks the place where the act took place. The background is said to have been a longer feud in the course of which there was an armed attack. According to the Atonement Treaty, the survivor had to have the cross set up in memory of the dead and to maintain an eternal lamp on it .
The stone cross is right on the sidewalk on Dorfstrasse. The arms are sloping on the top. The atonement cross has a height of 0.96 meters, a width of 1.0 meters and a thickness of 0.36 meters. It is said to be carved out of granite .
Individual evidence
- ↑ What are atonement crosses, stone crosses, cross stones, murder stones and memorial stones? . suehnekreuz.de. Accessed January 30, 2018.
- ^ Good couples / OT by Ketzin . suehnekreuz.de. Accessed January 30, 2018.
Coordinates: 52 ° 28 ′ 38.1 ″ N , 12 ° 45 ′ 41.6 ″ E