Lourdes Grottoes in the Netherlands Archives

Susteren – Lourdes Grotto – Elzenweg

Jan van Wijk 19 August 2026 No comments

The chapel on the Elzenweg was built of bricks in 1933. It is a Neo-Gothic building with a pitched roof. Inside the room stands a Lourdes grotto made of rough natural stone. It…

Susteren – Lourdes Grotto – Heide

Jan van Wijk 17 August 2026 No comments

The Lourdes Grotto is located in the hamlet of Heide, which belongs to Susteren and is situated in the municipality of Echt-Susteren. The Lourdes Grotto is made of natural stone. The statue of Mary is on the right in a niche…

Panningen – Lourdes Grotto

Jan van Wijk 15 August 2026 No comments

In Panningen, there is a Lourdes grotto in an unusual location, namely in a leisure park. A whole history preceded this. In 1903, Lazarists arrive in Panningen and start a...

Weert – Lourdes Grotto – Maria Hart Abbey

Jan van Wijk 12 August 2026 No comments

In the centre of Weert stands the Maria Hart Abbey. In the garden of the old, walled complex, a Lourdes grotto was built in 1936. This was commissioned by...

Zenderen – Lourdes Grotto

Jan van Wijk 10 August 2026 No comments

The village of Zenderen is part of the municipality of Borne and is located in the province of Overijssel between the towns of Almelo and Hengelo. The Lourdes Grotto is situated, just outside the built-up area of...

Laudermarke – Lourdes Grotto

Jan van Wijk 8 August 2026 No comments

The Lourdes Grotto at Laudermarke, which belongs to the Groningen municipality of Westerwolde, is located in the hamlet of De Bruil, near the town of Ter Apel. In 1935, a Marian chapel with a wooden…

De Lutte – Lourdes Grotto

Jan van Wijk 5 August 2026 No comments

In De Lutte, the Lourdes Grotto is situated near the church, graveyard and Kerkebos, featuring a processional path with small shrines. The Lourdes Grotto is semi-circular in shape and is constructed of…

Vriezenveen – Lourdes Grotto

Jan van Wijk 30 July 2026 No comments

Vriezenveen is part of the municipality of Twenterand, near the town of Almelo in the east of the Netherlands. The village is situated in the province of Overijssel. The Lourdes Grotto stands next to the church of the…

Zevenhoven – Lourdes Grotto

Jan van Wijk 28 July 2026 No comments

A Lourdes grotto has stood in Zevenhoven since 1913. The village belongs to the municipality of Nieuwkoop and is located in the province of South Holland. The grotto is situated behind the monumental Church of the Nativity of St John, dating from 1835.

Gilze – Lourdes Grotto

Jan van Wijk 25 July 2026 No comments

The Lourdes Grotto in Gilze, Brabant, was built in 1927. The grotto was consecrated by parish priest Adrianus Adam Hubertus van den Noort (1865-1942). In 2010, Huub Quirijnen (1975) carried out the...