Beeweg Gaverland, Melsele, Belgium
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Dirkjogt
N 51° 13.588 E 004° 16.047
31U E 588501 N 5675772
Way of the Cross 'Beeweg Gaverland' at Melsele, Flanders, Belgium
Waymark Code: WM2NKK
Location: Belgium
Date Posted: 11/26/2007
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After the miraculous finding of a Statue of the Holy Mary under a linden tree in 1511 a chapel was build and pilgrims all over the land came to view this miracle. A ‘Way of the Cross’ was build but destroyed by the French in 1799. In 1848 a new ‘Way of the Cross’ for the pilgrims was build. In the year 1968 this was renewed on a new site a cross the chapel.
Artist: Gerard Thienpont
Date: 1968
Materials: white stone
Website: Not listed
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