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Heide – Kalmthout – Lourdes Grotto

Jan van Wijk 7 May 2026 No comments

The Lourdes Grotto in Heide, a village belonging to the municipality of Kalmthout, holds a special place within a former monastery complex. The grotto is located next to the church building…

Essen - Lourdes Grotto - Essendonk

Jan van Wijk 4 May 2026 No comments

The Lourdes Grotto from 1911 is situated on the outskirts of Essen, not far from the road to Roosendaal in the Netherlands. What's special about the Lourdes Grotto is that it is located in a...

Aarschot – Lourdes Grotto

Jan van Wijk 29 April 2026 No comments

In 1934, the Lourdes Grotto was built by Jef van Dessel (*1903), a former police officer from Aarschot, following a pilgrimage by bicycle to the Sanctuary of Lourdes in the south of France.…

Wommersom – Lourdes Grotto

Jan van Wijk 27 April 2026 No comments

The creation of the Lourdes grotto in Wommersom is due to a personal event. Louis Lambert (*1936) is a devotee of Mary and frequently visits the Sanctuary in Lourdes, France. Through a...

The name “Wildert” already appears in 1412 and refers to “wilderness”. The place where the village would later be built was then an uninhabited, overgrown area. In Wildert, a sub-municipality of Essen,…

Achterbroek – Lourdes Grotto – Kalmthoutsesteenweg

Jan van Wijk 16 April 2026 No comments

An example of a well-kept Lourdes grotto can be seen in Achterbroek. Starting from the Kalmthoutsesteenweg, you enter a path lined with trees, shrubs, and plants on both sides, a beautiful entrance...

Essen – Lourdes Grotto - Nollekensstraat

Jan van Wijk 13 April 2026 No comments

In Essen, the border town with the Netherlands, there are several Lourdes grottos. In Nollekensstraat, near the De Bijster Residential Care Centre, there is one at the back of the garden, by the rear of the kitchen and the dispensing of...

Overwinden (Villages) – – Lourdes Grotto

Jan van Wijk 30 December 2025 No comments

In Overwinden, a sub-municipality of Landen, situated two kilometres away, there is a Lourdes Grotto. The grotto is located on Kruisboomstraat, next to number 2, the former presbytery, near the corner…

Dendermonde – Lourdes Grotto

Jan van Wijk 16 December 2025 No comments

The Sint-Alexius Beguinage is located in the centre of Dendermonde. The first buildings were erected there in 1288. The Lourdes Grotto was realised in 1900 and stands behind the Beguinage Church. It is notable that…

Neeroeteren – Maaseik – Grotto of Lourdes

Jan van Wijk 23 September 2025 No comments

In Neeroeteren, Limburg, in the hamlet of Schootsheide, a sub-municipality of Maaseik, there is a Lourdes grotto in a Maria Park. The Maria Park was co-founded by Leonard Coenegrachts (1884-1958), parish priest of Neeroeteren (1933-1958). The...