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    June 6, 2025

    On the quiet Kapelstraatje in the hamlet of Het Lemmeken stands an intimate field chapel in honour of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, probably dating from 1680. Surrounded by greenery and field paths, the place exudes quiet devotion, with roots that go back to mystical visions and a centuries-old tradition of faith. A tranquil resting place in the landscape, where history and faith become tangible for those who want to slow down for a moment.

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      September 6, 2020

      Chapel in honor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the Kapelstraatje in the hamlet of Het Lemmeken. She would date from 1680.
      The roots of the devotion find their first traces in the New Testament where John tells of Jesus' side, who was pierced by a lance. Reading the Scriptures, meditations and reflections thus made the pierced Sacred Heart the subject of mystical experience. Between 1673 and 1675 Margaretha-Maria Alacoque had several visions about the Sacred Heart. She significantly influenced later devotion, although the climate at the end of the 17th century also contributed to this. The visions of this Saint mean on the one hand that Jesus desires the worship of His Heart, on the other hand that He wants to draw all hearts to Himself in this way. Moreover, in the emerging rational thinking of the 17th century, the veneration of the Sacred Heart is also an answer, in which affection and emotion are given attention. For this reason, the Jesuits (especially Alacoque's leader Claude de la Colombière) have seen worship as a means of benefiting the late Counter-Reformation and also against rationalist errors such as Jansenism.
      Due to the prohibition against the Jesuits at the end of the 18th century, the spread of the cult came to a temporary halt. Until the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century, the veneration of the Sacred Heart was given new impetus under the influence of the First Vatican Council.

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        Location: Kampenhout, Halle-Vilvoorde, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium

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