In Eschwege, Germany, archaeologists uncovered the remains of St. Godehard Church alongside the burial site of at least 30 children, indicating a poignant medieval past. The church, first documented in 1340, was dismantled in the late 16th century, with its stones repurposed. The children's skeletons were found near the church, suggestive of 'eaves burials'; this practice possibly linked to hopes for sanctity from the church's dripping rainwater. This discovery sheds light on medieval burial customs and the emotional context surrounding child mortality during that era.
Such stones were quite expensive in the Middle Ages. They must have been brought here over the water with some effort. Someone spent a lot of money on this.
The closer you bury the dead to the altar area, the greater the chances that the responsible saint will come to his church on Judgement Day and collect the souls.
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