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Ruins of St. Walrick Chapel and the Koortsboom

Ruins of St. Walrick Chapel and the Koortsboom

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Ruins of St. Walrick Chapel and the Koortsboom

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Location: Heumen, Gelderland, Netherlands

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January 7, 2022

The chapel was built in the 15th century and was used by monks from the Abbey of Saint-Valery-sur-Somme who had a priory in the area. It was a late Gothic rectangular chapel. From the 17th century, part of the eastern wall with round-arched windows and part of the long walls remained as ruins. The chapel was dedicated to Saint Walricus (Walrick) who was regarded as the patron saint of the sick, especially those with fever.

In the middle of the 17th century the area came into private ownership and in the middle of the 19th century it came into the possession of the foundation De Algemeene Armen from Overasselt. There used to be a sacrificial block for the poor near the chapel. Several restorations took place and from the 1950s onward, the ruin acquired its current appearance. A statue of Our Lady with Child, made by Peter Roovers in 1953, was commissioned by the Lourdes group of the Catholic Scouts on the occasion of the centenary return of the statue of the Sweet Lady from Brussels to Den Bosch. The stone bricked under the statue comes from Lourdes. In 1986 Staatsbosbeheer transferred the area around the ruins to the Baet en Borgh foundation.

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Elevation 50 m

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Ruins of St. Walrick Chapel and the Koortsboom

1. Heathland Ponds with Trees – Uiversnest Lake loop from Vogelzang

2. Overasselt and Hatertse Fens – Heathland Ponds with Trees loop from Vogelzang

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