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Pilgrimage sites in Italy – Camogli

Jan van Wijk 30 March 2026 No comments

HISTORY The history of Camogli is very old, as the first inhabitants arrived here 5,000 years ago. For centuries, the people have made their living from fishing and as a result...

Pilgrimage sites in Italy – Roccavivara

Jan van Wijk 26 March 2026 No comments

HISTORY Canneto has been inhabited since Roman times. This is evidenced by excavations that reveal the remains of a luxurious Roman villa and a farmhouse. The remains are located in “La Villa…

Pilgrimage sites in Italy – Bruzzano Zeffirio

Jan van Wijk 11 March 2026 No comments

HISTORY The place has ancient Greek elements from Greek colonists. The population therefore descends from a Greek community from centuries ago. Calabrian Greek is still spoken today. The name…

Pilgrimage sites in Italy – Tropea

Jan van Wijk 28 February 2026 No comments

HISTORY As early as the Bronze Age (16th century BC), there were activities in Tropea. From the Greco-Roman period, tombs from the 4th century have been discovered. The name Tropea…

Pilgrimage sites in Germany – Maria Vesperbild

Jan van Wijk 23 February 2026 No comments

HISTORY After the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648), which saw much fighting between Catholic and Protestant states, a field chapel was built near Ziemetshausen. This happened in 1650 and within it there is...

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...

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.

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…

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...

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…