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Caters Chapel

Caters Chapel

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Caters Chapel

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Location: Schilde, Antwerp, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

August 30, 2020

Caterskapel was commissioned by Baroness Mathilde de Caters from 's-Gravenwezel out of gratitude. She survived an accident with her coach here in the 19th century. The tradition of this story comes from great-grandmother, who was employed by Baroness Mathilde de Caters.
They tell it on.

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Jeff S

March 15, 2025

A quick stop at a chapel in the forest...

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Jurgen

November 5, 2020

Walking in a deserted piece of nature and then unexpectedly encounter this colorful chapel. Just delicious.

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Veerle W

April 10, 2021

On this chapel you will find a gable stone on the north facade with inscription: "Mathilde de Caters 1869" and was built on her behalf.
The De Caters family is an important family in the history of Sint-Job-in-'t-Goor. Pierre baron de Caters would be the first Belgian aviator to break records from his airfield in 's-Gravenwezel and Sint-Job-in-'t-Goor. But this family did not only play a role in the aviation world. In the history of Sint-Job-in-'t-Goor, the family also had other 'merits'.
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After a quarrel with the pastor in 1863, Mathilde de Caters had a church built next to the parish church. Her church was finished in 1871. She was destroyed in 1914 and was not restored.
In 1868 Mathilde founded a Franciscan convent with a girls' school. In 1926 the monastery and school were taken over by the Sisters of the Poor Child Jesus of Borsbeek and was given the name Sint-Raphaël and now belongs to the Brothers of Charity. Together with Kristus Koning, this now forms OC Clara Fey.
Baron de Caters, cousin and heir of Mathilde de Caters, founded an airfield in 1909. In 1910 there was a flying week. Pierre himself and, among others, Jan Olieslagers and his brother Max took part in this flight measurement. There was also a flying school where soldiers also received their training. (source 'Lourdesgrotten.com

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Chris

March 11, 2023

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1. View of the Green Plains – Kooldries Old Clay Pit Pond loop from Sint-Antonius

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