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from 1856 to 1875, was born in nearby
Geismar. In his honor, a steel cross was erected on top of the Hülfensberg and dedicated on 7 August 1933. The cross is 18.60 m (61.0 ft) tall. It was taken down in 1990, restored and put back up in May 1991. In March 1990, after the
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The Hülfensberg has been a pilgrimage site since the late Middle Ages, and at one point was one of the seven most popular such sites in
Germany; the goal of these pilgrimages was a 12th-century crucifix. Today pilgrimages occur throughout the year. During the
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Franciscans founded a monastery (the oldest in the
Eichsfeld area), also named Hülfensberg, on top of the mountain; on 16 April 1860, two priests and two lay brothers dedicated the monastery—originally, these were to found a new sanctuary at
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The wooden sculpture is of Christ as a king looking straight ahead (in a "strong frontality"), wearing a crown. A renovation in 1850 reconnected the legs with the cross. While the 12th-century origin of the cross is oft-repeated,
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223:; another etymology for the modern name was given in 1575, based on the legend that Boniface had defeated an army of unbelievers on the mountain, which was subsequently named Hülfensberg (
374:, making the Hülfensberg private property. Eleven years later, Wedemeyer gave the top of the mountain, with its church, to the bishop. In 1890, the church was again expanded, in a
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derives his name. According to some sources the name was changed in the 14th century (or around 1400) because of a famous crucifix in the church, the
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crucifix. It is one of the most popular pieces of sacral art in the Erfurt diocese as well as one of the most important.
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627:"Geschichte des Hülfensberges"
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1014:Müller, Thomas T. (2003).
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