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Pilgrimage sites in the Netherlands – Empel

Jan van Wijk 22 December 2025 No comments

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...

Pilgrimage sites in the Netherlands – Bergharen

Jan van Wijk 3 September 2025 No comments

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...

Pilgrimage sites in the Netherlands – Delft

Jan van Wijk 12 April 2025 No comments

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…

Pilgrimage sites in the Netherlands – Weert

Jan van Wijk 28 February 2025 No comments

HISTORY In 1404, the first confraternity was founded, named “Bruderscap ende Susterscap van Onser Sueter Vrouwe”. This was established by Willem VI van Horne (1357-1417), lord of Horne,…

Pilgrimage sites in the Netherlands – Aarle-Rixtel

Jan van Wijk 21 February 2024 No comments

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…

Pilgrimage sites in the Netherlands – Aardenburg

Jan van Wijk 20 December 2023 No comments

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...

Pilgrimage sites in the Netherlands - Zegge

Jan van Wijk 30 August 2023 No comments

HISTORY After the St. Elizabeth's Flood in 1421, a chapel dedicated to Mary was erected by a skipper, so the legend tells. The story passed down states that it is a chapel of thanksgiving for his safe return...

Pilgrimage sites in the Netherlands – Tienray

Jan van Wijk 30 August 2023 No comments

TIENRAY HISTORY Tienray, located in the province of Limburg and part of the municipality of Horst aan de Maas. Since 1879, it has held the honorary title “Little Lourdes”. This pilgrimage site has a long…

Pilgrimage sites in the Netherlands – ‘s-Hertogenbosch

Jan van Wijk 30 August 2023 No comments

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…

Pilgrimage sites in the Netherlands – Roermond

Jan van Wijk 30 August 2023 No comments

ROERMOND HISTORY In 1607, a chapel is established again on the Zandheuvel. The number of believers increases, and the building soon becomes too small. In 1610, a larger chapel is erected…

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Category: Pilgrimage sites in the Netherlands

Pilgrimage sites in the Netherlands – Empel

Pilgrimage sites in the Netherlands – Bergharen

Pilgrimage sites in the Netherlands – Delft

Pilgrimage sites in the Netherlands – Weert

Pilgrimage sites in the Netherlands – Aarle-Rixtel

Pilgrimage sites in the Netherlands – Aardenburg

Pilgrimage sites in the Netherlands - Zegge

Pilgrimage sites in the Netherlands – Tienray

Pilgrimage sites in the Netherlands – ‘s-Hertogenbosch

Pilgrimage sites in the Netherlands – Roermond