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The penitential cross in Radzikowice next to the church

Nysa , Radzikowice

Penance crosses were placed by the murderer as a result of the so-called conciliation agreement with the family of the deceased. This custom came to our lands from the west in the Middle Ages and was still in force at the beginning of the 16th century.

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