HISTORY The pilgrimage site of Our Lady of the Steps in Montenaken has a long history. The name “Steps” comes from the chapel's location in the fields of Steps. Steps is...
HISTORY The arrival of the miraculous image in the church of Saint-John in Poperinge is based on a legend. A statue of Mary was, by a godless person, thrown into the...
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...
HISTORY In 1196, Count Otto von Born (c. 1160-c. 1224) and his wife Petronella von Limburg (c. 1183-c. 1223) donated the land for the establishment of a Cistercian monastery. The pilgrimage church dates from 1198 and…
HISTORY The parish church of St. Remigius was consecrated in 1175 by Philipp I von Heinsberg (c. 1130-1191), Archbishop of Cologne (1167-1191). The church is located on the site where a chapel previously stood…
HISTORY Augustinians have been in Genazzano since 1356. A legend underpins the pilgrimage site. The story goes that in 1467, the fresco depicting the Virgin Mary miraculously…
HISTORY On 18 March 1536, Mary appeared three times to the shepherd Antonio Botta (c.1470-1550). This happened during a war between Savona and Genoa. For the warring parties, She ...
HISTORY The history of Camogli is very old, as the first inhabitants arrived here 5,000 years ago. For centuries, the people have made their living from fishing and as a result...
HISTORY Canneto has been inhabited since Roman times. This is evidenced by excavations that reveal the remains of a luxurious Roman villa and a farmhouse. The remains are located in “La Villa…
HISTORY The place has ancient Greek elements from Greek colonists. The population therefore descends from a Greek community from centuries ago. Calabrian Greek is still spoken today. The name…
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