Conciliation cross

In the Middle Ages and in the early modern period, the conciliation crosses were erected as a symbol of penance for crime, most often for murder.

If the perpetrator of the murder was not punished according to the law, he concluded a contract with the family of the victim or with the town council, which included the obligation to erect a stone cross.

[1] In 1983, the Society for the Research of Stone Crosses was established under the auspices of the Aš Museum in the Czech Republic.

The society created a register of stone crosses in the Czech Republic and takes care of their protection.

The company registers 2,685 conciliation crosses in the Czech Republic and 273 in other countries, especially in Central Europe.