Pilgrimage Sites Archives

Bedevaartplaatsen in België – Bassenge/Bitsingen

Jan van Wijk 21 September 2026 No comments

GESCHIEDENIS De aanleiding te komen tot wat uiteindelijk Klein-Lourdes heet, komt van de gedreven François Nouwen (1832-1902), die grote devotie heeft voor Onze-Lieve-Vrouw. Hij is kapelaan in Saint-Jean te Luik…

Bedevaartplaatsen in Nederland – Sittard

Jan van Wijk 17 September 2026 No comments

GESCHIEDENIS Het imposante klooster dateert uit 1866, Sittard is dan al een mariaal oord. In 1873 valt het besluit een grote kerk te bouwen. Er zijn te weinig financiële middelen…

Pilgrimage sites in Germany – Söder

Jan van Wijk 26 August 2026 No comments

HISTORY In 1841, the municipality of Engerode, now a district of Salzgitter, acquired the miraculous image, and in that year it went to Söder Castle. The Lady Chapel was established in 1862…

Pilgrimage sites in Germany – Marienthal

Jan van Wijk 13 August 2026 No comments

HISTORY A legend from 1309 forms the basis of the pilgrimage site. A hunter, by the name of Hecker Henn, is in the service of Lord Hans Schaffrait von Oppelsheim. The hunter…

Pilgrimage sites in Belgium – Lissewege

Jan van Wijk 9 August 2026 No comments

HISTORY The first mention of “Lissewega” dates back to 1027. The proper name is “Liss” and “wega” comes from “wegha”, which means house. A legend forms the basis of...

Pilgrimage sites in France – La Peinière

Jan van Wijk 31 July 2026 No comments

HISTORY In the 16th century, a farmer named Chopin is clearing a piece of land. Suddenly, he stumbles upon a large lump of clay containing a statue...

Places of pilgrimage in France – Lescure (Valuéjols)

Jan van Wijk 24 July 2026 No comments

HISTORY On 2 July 1717, Jean Paillé (1703-1780), a 14-year-old shepherd from the hamlet of Paulhac, was tending a flock of sheep belonging to local farming families on the hill…

Pilgrimage sites in Germany – Wietmarschen

Jan van Wijk 23 May 2026 No comments

HISTORY The founder of the monastery at Wietmarschen was Hugo von Büren, who was a knight and came from the Netherlands. The first abbot of the monastery at Wietmarschen was monk…

Pilgrimage sites in Belgium – Lier

Jan van Wijk 22 May 2026 No comments

HISTORY The miraculous statue has stood in the Sint-Jozef en Bernardus Church, also known as the Lisp church in Lier. The church dates from 1873 and will be deconsecrated in 2025...

Pilgrimage sites in Belgium – Montenaken

Jan van Wijk 15 May 2026 No comments

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...