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Our Lady of Lourdes grottoes in Belgium

In Belgium, there are many Lourdes grottoes where Mary welcomes pilgrims.

Aarschot – Lourdes Grotto

In 1934, the Lourdes Grotto was built by Jef van Dessel (*1903), a former police officer from Aarschot, following a pilgrimage by bicycle to the Sanctuary of Lourdes in the south of France.…
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Antwerp – Lourdes Grotto

In the historic centre of Antwerp, there is a Lourdes Grotto next to the Church of St. Paul, at Sint-Paulusstraat 18-20. The grotto is located in a courtyard, next to the church, in a small park. This plot of land…
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Averbode - Lourdes Grotto

The Lourdes Grotto in Averbode is located in the Maria Park, which was created next to the abbey. The grotto was built in 1936 on the highest point of the sloping Maria Park. It is…
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Berendrecht – Lourdes Grotto

The Lourdes grotto in Berendrecht was made in 1927 and is located in the grounds of the Chapel of den Hagelberg. Mary stands in a niche at a height of approximately 2 metres and…
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Dendermonde – Lourdes Grotto

The Sint-Alexius Beguinage is located in the centre of Dendermonde. The first buildings were erected there in 1288. The Lourdes Grotto was realised in 1900 and stands behind the Beguinage Church. It is notable that…
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Dilsen – Lourdes Grotto

The Maria Park, which features a Lourdes grotto, Old Tower, Stations of the Cross, and a large statue of Mary, is located between Oude Kerkstraat and Vissersstraat, with an entrance on Vissersstraat. The Maria Park was built by locals…
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Dorne – Maaseik – Lourdes Grotto

In Dorne, Limburg, a sub-municipality of Maaseik, there is a large Lourdes grotto. The grotto came about due to the special experiences in Lourdes of members of the Bijnens family, of whom…
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Essen – Lourdes Grotto

Flemish Essen (B2910) is located in the north of the province of Antwerp. About 150 metres from the Dutch border, at Nieuwstraat 50, behind the church, stands a…
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Essen - Lourdes Grotto - Essendonk

The Lourdes Grotto from 1911 is situated on the outskirts of Essen, not far from the road to Roosendaal in the Netherlands. What's special about the Lourdes Grotto is that it is located in a...
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Essen – Lourdes Grotto - Nollekensstraat

In Essen, the border town with the Netherlands, there are several Lourdes grottos. In Nollekensstraat, near the De Bijster Residential Care Centre, there is one at the back of the garden, by the rear of the kitchen and the dispensing of...
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Hoogstraten – Lourdes Grotto

In the garden of the Beguinage in Hoogstraten, near the Heilig Bloedlaan, a small Lourdes Grotto has been placed. The grotto stands in the middle of a garden area on the right-hand side of the Beguinage Church. The...
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Houthulst – Lourdes Grotto

The Lourdes Grotto in the Vrijbos forest of Houthulst, West Flanders, is the oldest in Belgium. The grotto therefore has a long history... In 1843, Jan-Pieter Cassiers (1788-1870), an entrepreneur, married...
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Maaseik – Lourdes Grotto

The Lourdes grotto in Maaseik is located in the centre of the town. This Lourdes grotto is built next to the church, which is dedicated to Saint Catherine. The Saint Catherine's Church is located on Grote Kerkstraat…
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Meersel-Dreef – Lourdes Grotto

The Lourdes grotto in the Maria Park of the pilgrimage site in Meersel-Dreef was built in 1895. The grotto originated from a promise made by Father Johannes Baptista van Meerle (Jan Baptist Rutten),…
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Neeroeteren – Maaseik – Grotto of Lourdes

In Neeroeteren, Limburg, in the hamlet of Schootsheide, a sub-municipality of Maaseik, there is a Lourdes grotto in a Maria Park. The Maria Park was co-founded by Leonard Coenegrachts (1884-1958), parish priest of Neeroeteren (1933-1958). The...
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Nieuwmoer – Lourdes Grotto

The Lourdes Grotto in Nieuwmoer is good, well-maintained and attractively laid out with trees and shrubs next to and behind the grotto. In front of the grotto is a lawn and two benches…
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Ruisbroek – Lourdes Grotto

The Lourdes Grotto in Ruisbroek is situated in a magnificent setting with abundant greenery and striking, tall, old trees. This is the Hof ter Zielbeek estate, where a park in the English style...
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Tongerlo – Lourdes Grotto

The Lourdes grotto in Tongerlo is located to the east of Our Lady's Abbey, the Abbey of Tongerlo. The grotto was built in 1887, following a trip to Lourdes by a...
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Wiemesmeer – Lourdes Grotto

The Lourdes Grotto in Wijmesmeer originated from people's devotion to Our Lady. The history of the Lourdes Grotto begins in May 1907. Mathijs Thijssens (1866-1941) placed a statue of Mary...
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Wildert – Lourdes Grotto

The name “Wildert” already appears in 1412 and refers to “wilderness”. The place where the village would later be built was then an uninhabited, overgrown area. In Wildert, a sub-municipality of Essen,…
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Wommersom – Lourdes Grotto

The creation of the Lourdes grotto in Wommersom is due to a personal event. Louis Lambert (*1936) is a devotee of Mary and frequently visits the Sanctuary in Lourdes, France. Through a...
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