HISTORY In the centre of Essen stands the Cathedral. This site was formerly the monastery church for nuns, which stood there from 850 to 1803. This monastic community was a…
HISTORY On 1st November 1937, All Saints' Day, 11-year-old Grete Ganseforth leaves St Peter's in Chains Church for a prayer break. Stepping outside, she looks at the churchyard and…
HISTORY The history of the devotional image goes back more than 500 years. Heinrich Fluitter from Heimbach, a simple labourer who is a thatcher, had great devotion to Mary. During a…
HEROLDSBACH HISTORY The apparitions of Mary in the German town of Heroldsbach took place between 9 October 1949 and 31 October 1952. A total of 8 people saw Mary, and often also…
HISTORY Two legends are the foundation for the creation of the pilgrimage site on the Hörnleberg. The first legend tells of a blind man. He prays and believes that if on…
KEVELAER HISTORY It is in 1641, just before Christmas. Hendrick Busman, a peddler from Geldern, hears a voice calling. It's about building a chapel near a hail cross…
HISTORY At the origin of the pilgrimage site lies a story. In 1440, day labourer Eberhard, (c. 1393-1451), who worked for the Lords of Esch, placed a statue of Mater Dolorosa (Our Lady...
HISTORY In 1630, 5 daughters of the Discalced Carmelites from ‘s-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands came to Cologne. They fled from the Netherlands due to the increasing dominance of Protestants, who gave them more and...
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