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Pilgrimage sites in Germany – Cologne

Jan van Wijk 3 May 2026 No comments
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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Pilgrimage sites in Germany – Ophoven

Jan van Wijk 14 April 2026 No comments
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…
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Pilgrimage sites in Germany– Bergheim

Jan van Wijk 10 April 2026 No comments
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…
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Pilgrimage sites in Germany – Seelenbach

Jan van Wijk 18 February 2026 No comments
HISTORY The devotional image of the sorrowful Mother and her Son is a wooden sculpture from circa 1600. Originally, the effigy was venerated on a processional cross near Stunzberg Castle. During...
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Pilgrimage sites in Germany – Andechs

Jan van Wijk 16 February 2026 No comments
HISTORY In the 10th century, relics from the Holy Land were brought to Andechs Castle following a pilgrimage by Count Rasso (c. 900-954), an ancestor of the Counts of Andechs.
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Pilgrimage sites in Germany – Heimbach

Jan van Wijk 14 February 2026 No comments
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…
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Pilgrimage sites in Germany – Klausen

Jan van Wijk 12 February 2026 No comments
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...
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Pilgrimage sites in Germany – Maria Aich

Jan van Wijk 10 February 2026 No comments
HISTORY In 1629, approximately 60 people died in Peissenberg from the highly contagious plague, including Bartholomäus Steinle/Stainl/Steindl (c.1580-1628), sculptor, woodcarver and responsible for the construction of the church, dedicated…
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