Discover the Most Beautiful Pilgrimage Sites in the Netherlands

Pilgrimage sites in the Netherlands – ‘s-Hertogenbosch

HISTORY Around 1220, construction of the Romanesque Church of St John began. The substructure of the tower remains from this work. The Brotherhood of Our Lady was founded in 1318…

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Pilgrimage sites in the Netherlands – Aardenburg

HISTORY In Aardenburg, Zeeland-Flanders, on the border with Flanders, stands the Church of Our Lady of the Ascension, designed by 19th-century architect Petrus Soffers and built in the...

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Pilgrimage sites in the Netherlands – Aarle-Rixtel

HISTORY At Bosscheweg 20 in Aarle-Rixtel stands an ancient, particularly beautiful chapel. This gem in the east of the Noord-Brabant province is dedicated to Our Lady in ’t Zand. The…

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Pilgrimage sites in the Netherlands – Bergharen

HISTORY In 1312, monks of the Cistercian order from the German Abbey of Camp laid the foundation for the devotion to Our Lady of Sorrows on the Kapelberg. The origin...

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Pilgrimage sites in the Netherlands – Bolsward

HISTORY In 836, a monastery is founded in Stavoren by the priest Odulphus (c. 775 – c. 865). He dedicates the abbey to the Mother of God. In 1132, this monastery is transferred to...

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Pilgrimage sites in the Netherlands – Delft

HISTORY Even in the early Middle Ages, Delft was a Marian city for those living nearby and those in the distant region. There is mention of a wooden church around the year…

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Pilgrimage sites in the Netherlands – Eindhoven

EINDHOVEN HISTORY Eindhoven has a long history of a statue of Mary. The statue may originate from the Mariënhage monastery at Kanaalstraat 4 in Eindhoven, which later became a hotel…

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Pilgrimage sites in the Netherlands – Elshout

HISTORY In Elshout, Brabant, the Miraculous Mother has been venerated since before 1285. Indeed, in 1285, a chapel was consecrated to Her. This chapel is located on the…

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Pilgrimage sites in the Netherlands – Empel

HISTORY The Eighty Years' War (1568-1648) was a protracted struggle between armies of Catholic nations and those of Protestants. In the Netherlands, this meant the Catholic Spaniards were pitted against the Protestants of...

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