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Pilgrimage sites in France – Le Puy-en-Velay

Jan van Wijk 30 January 2024 No comments

HISTORY The place and its surroundings have a long history. In Roman times, it was named Unicum. Subsequently, it became Puy Notre-Dame and then Le Puy-en-Velay. A...

Pilgrimage Sites in Belgium – Halle

admin 27 January 2024 No comments

HISTORY Since the 12th century, there has been devotion to Mary in Halle. This was already the case before the arrival of the miraculous image of Her, which was found in a tree trunk…

Pilgrimage sites in the Czech Republic – Příbram

Jan van Wijk 5 January 2024 No comments

HISTORY Příbram is traditionally a mining town. Mining dates back many centuries to the time of the Celts (c. 600 BC). Deposits are found in the region...

Pilgrimage sites in the Czech Republic – Prague

Jan van Wijk 26 December 2023 No comments

HISTORY That Loreto (“Loreta Praha”) would also be established in Prague is the work of Benigna Katharina von Lobkowicz (1594-c.1653). In 1626, this woman initiated the construction of 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 Austria – Mariahilfberg

Jan van Wijk 14 December 2023 No comments

HISTORY In 1661, Maria comes to the aid of a seriously ill village blacksmith and heals the man. This blacksmith is named Sebastian Schlager (+1698) and he receives a total of 8 apparitions of Maria…

Pilgrimage sites in Austria – Mariapfarr

Jan van Wijk 12 December 2023 No comments

HISTORY Mariapfarr is a municipality in the federal state of Salzburg and belongs to the district of Tamsweg. The place has existed for centuries. The name “Pharre” is mentioned in 1197 and the...

Pilgrimage sites in Austria - Pöllauberg

Jan van Wijk 4 December 2023 No comments

HISTORY Around 1300, pilgrimages to Pöllauberg began with the veneration of an image of Mary. Towards the end of the 14th century, pilgrim interest increased. In…

Pilgrimage sites in Austria – Maria Kirchental

Jan van Wijk 30 November 2023 No comments

HISTORY The late Gothic image of grace of Maria Kirchental was created around 1400 by an unknown artist. In 1670, a farmer built a small wooden chapel. In 1689, the image was in a...

Pilgrimage sites in Austria – Maria Plain

Jan van Wijk 25 November 2023 No comments

HISTORY During the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648), there was conflict between Catholic and Protestant states. Swedish soldiers set fire to the market square of Regens, in the Bavarian Forest. Also a bakery…