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Sanctuaire de Notre-Dame de Kevelaer

Kevelaer

Dimensions
Chapel of Grace housing a small engraving of the Virgin of Luxembourg
Period
Sanctuary born in the mid-17th century
What stands there
One of the principal pilgrimages of north-western Germany

Kevelaer was born small and has stayed small at its centre: the object of devotion is an engraving a few centimetres across, an image of the Virgin known as Our Lady of Luxembourg, housed in a tiny chapel around which the whole town has arranged itself. The sanctuary took shape in the mid-17th century, against the backdrop of the Thirty Years' War, and it has become one of the principal places of pilgrimage in north-western Germany.

Getting there : Free admission

Opening times and access details are given as a guide only: check before you set out.

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Sanctuaire de Notre-Dame de Kevelaer
Mich.kramer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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