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Lourdes Grottoes in the Netherlands

In the Netherlands, there are many Lourdes grottos where Mary welcomes pilgrims.

Baarle-Nassau – Lourdes Grotto

The Lourdes Grotto in the Dutch Baarle-Nassau is situated in the procession park near the Sint-Salvatorkapel and belongs to the hamlet of Nijhoven. This park is bordered by Visweg and Nijhoven. The Lourdes Grotto is...
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Banholt – Lourdes Grotto

Banholt is a Limburg village in the municipality of Eijsden-Margraten and is situated on the Margraten Plateau. In the centre of the village stands the monumental Saint Gerlachus Church. To the north of the church…
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Bemelen – Lourdes Grotto

A few kilometres from Maastricht lies Bemelen, which belongs to the Limburg municipality of Eijsden-Margraten. The Maria Grotto is located on Bosweg, just outside the village, on the west side of the Mettenberg,…
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Bunde – Lourdes Grotto

In the former monastery garden, located at Kloosterweg 58 in Bunde, South Limburg, which belongs to the municipality of Meerssen in the province of Limburg, stands a Lourdes grotto with two statues of…
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Eijsden – Lourdes Grotto

The Limburg town of Eijsden is a border town with Belgium on the River Maas. It is suspected that there was already settlement here in Roman times, specifically at the beginning of...
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Heinkenszand – Lourdes Grotto

In Heinkenszand, Zeeland, at Kerkdreef 6, in the garden of the Saint Blasius Church, stands an impressive Lourdes grotto. The memorial stone at the grotto reads that the…
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Holset – Lourdes Grotto

The hamlet of Holset lies in the far southeast of Limburg, between Vaals and Vijlen. Holset belongs to the municipality of Vaals. At the highest point of Holset stands a Romanesque church,…
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Katwijk – Cuijk – Lourdes Grotto

Katwijk is a village in the municipality of Land van Cuijk, located in the northeast of the province of North Brabant. The place is also called Katwijk aan de Maas. The Lourdes Grotto is…
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Kerkrade – Lourdes Grotto – Vink

The Lourdes Chapel, also called Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel, stands on the Kerkrade plateau in the Vink district. The chapel is located on a small square with trees at the bend where two roads meet...
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Lepelstraat – Lourdes Grotto

The Brabant village of Lepelstraat, located in the municipality of Bergen op Zoom, has a Lourdes grotto. This is situated among some trees on the edge of the local cemetery. The cemetery is located on…
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Maastricht – Lourdes Grotto

Since 1874, there has been a Lourdes grotto in Maastricht, located on the flanks of Sint-Pietersberg. It is believed to be the oldest Lourdes grotto in the Netherlands. Halfway up Sint-Pietersberg stands…
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Meerssen – Lourdes Grotto

The Lourdes Grotto in Meerssen has a remarkable origin. In the early 20th century, the driving force was the devoutly religious Helena Stevens (1865-1949), who lived in the street behind the grotto. The...
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Monster – Lourdes Grotto

One of the oldest Lourdes grottoes in the Netherlands is located in Monster, South Holland. As early as 1877, barely 19 years after the apparitions of Mary to Bernadette in Lourdes, France...
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Nijmegen - Lourdes Grotto

In Nijmegen, a Lourdes grotto has been built at Hatertseweg 113. This grotto is located next to the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes. This is very fitting and unique in the Netherlands. It…
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Rijsbergen – Lourdes Grotto

The Lourdes grotto in Rijsbergen is located near the entrance to the cemetery, behind the church, which is dedicated to Saint Bavo. The church was put into use in 1918 and the architect...
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Simpelveld – Lourdes Grotto

The Lourdes Grotto in Simpelveld, South Limburg, is located behind the former Huize Loreto convent, which houses the Museum de Schat van Simpelveld. To reach the grotto, you must…
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Sint-Nicolaasga – Lourdes Grotto

In Friesland's Sint-Nicolaasga, next to the renowned St. Nicholas' Church from 1887, at Kerkstraat number 14, you'll find the Lourdes Grotto in the presbytery garden. The Friesland Lourdes Grotto is a replica of the…
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St. Willibrord – Lourdes Grotto

In the west of the province of North Brabant, between Etten-Leur and Roosendaal, lies the town of Sint-Willebrord. The village is named after the well-known 8th-century missionary: Saint Willibrord.
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Tienray – Lourdes Grotto

In the pilgrimage site “Klein Lourdes” in Tienray, there is a large Lourdes grotto in the church. This is the second church on the same site. The architect of the former church is Johannes...
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Vaals – Lourdes Grotto

The Lourdes Grotto in Vaals was built and consecrated in 1934, with its construction made possible by donations. The grotto is tucked away in the woods of the Vaalserberg. The Lourdes Grotto…
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Venray – Lourdes Grotto

In Venray, Limburg, there is a Lourdes Grotto that has enjoyed a remarkable revival. In 1938, a Lourdes Grotto was built in the grounds of St Joseph’s Convent, and coke fragments from…
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Waspik – Lourdes Grotto

The Lourdes Grotto was built in 1941 using rubble from bombed buildings in Rotterdam, during the Second World War 1939-1945. The purpose of creating the grotto is an expression of Mary…
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Weert – Lourdes Grotto

In the Limburg municipality of Weert, in the Moesel district of the city, stands the Moesel Chapel on the corner of Irenelaan and René van Chalonstraat at Moeselplein. The history of the...
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Wijchen – Lourdes Grotto

The Lourdes Grotto in Wijchen stands in the presbytery garden, diagonally behind the church dedicated to Saint Anthony Abbot. The material with which the grotto was constructed dates from many…
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Wijnandsrade – Lourdes Grotto

In the south of Limburg, the Netherlands, lies the village of Wijnandsrade, where visitors can explore a Marian grotto on the castle grounds. The castle was completed following extensions in…
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