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Kruiskensberg Pilgrimage Site

Kruiskensberg Pilgrimage Site

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Kruiskensberg Pilgrimage Site

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Location: Nijlen, Mechelen, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

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Dominiek Van Dooren

February 22, 2023

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In the 19th century, these wells were built in stone, a chapel was built and Jonkheer Florent le Grelle, the lord of the Rameyenhof, donated a large iron cross. The big pilgrimage day is Good Friday when believers still come to do the Way of the Cross.
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Dominiek Van Dooren

February 22, 2023

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In 1895, Mrs. Berchmans – Van den Brande from Lier donated a Way of the Cross. The fourteen stations were placed in pairs in seven brick chapels around the chapel.
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Viviane

April 20, 2022

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The pilgrimage site is said to have originated when a shepherd drank from the water of a spring on this hill around 1260 and was thus cured of a fever. …

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Elevation 20 m

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Monday 29 June

23°C

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23 %

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Max wind speed: 8.0 km/h

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Location: Nijlen, Mechelen, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

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