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Pilgrimage sites in the Netherlands – Renkum

Jan van Wijk 30 August 2023 No comments

HISTORY In the centre of Renkum in Gelderland stands the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption. It is a three-aisled, Neo-Gothic church, designed by architect Joseph Cuypers (1861-1949). The...

Pilgrimage Sites in the Netherlands – Maastricht

Jan van Wijk 30 August 2023 No comments

HISTORY The popular devotion to Mary in Maastricht is many centuries old. This veneration existed long before the current statue, Star of the Sea, arrived in Maastricht. This effigy is...

Pilgrimage sites in the Netherlands – IJsselstein

Jan van Wijk 30 August 2023 No comments

IJsselstein History A legend tells of a 12th-century statue of the Virgin Mary being found by ditch diggers in the hamlet of Eiteren, near IJsselstein. When the image was taken to the (old) Saint Nicholas' Church in IJsselstein…

Pilgrimage sites in the Netherlands – Heiloo

Jan van Wijk 30 August 2023 No comments

HISTORY The history of the origin of the pilgrimage site in Heiloo dates back centuries. History tells... The Runxput, the spring, plays an important role in the origin of...

Pilgrimage sites in the Netherlands – Handel

Jan van Wijk 30 August 2023 No comments

~~~ HISTORY Handel is the oldest Marian pilgrimage site in Brabant. The veneration of Our Lady begins around the year 1220. A statue of Mary is found by a shepherd in a hawthorn bush.…

Pilgrimage sites in the Netherlands – Elshout

Jan van Wijk 30 August 2023 No comments

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…

Pilgrimage sites in the Netherlands – Eindhoven

Jan van Wijk 30 August 2023 No comments

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…

Pilgrimage sites in the Netherlands – Bolsward

Jan van Wijk 30 August 2023 No comments

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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Category: Pilgrimage sites in the Netherlands

Pilgrimage sites in the Netherlands – Renkum

Pilgrimage Sites in the Netherlands – Maastricht

Pilgrimage sites in the Netherlands – IJsselstein

Pilgrimage sites in the Netherlands – Heiloo

Pilgrimage sites in the Netherlands – Handel

Pilgrimage sites in the Netherlands – Elshout

Pilgrimage sites in the Netherlands – Eindhoven

Pilgrimage sites in the Netherlands – Bolsward