Name: Chapel of the Redeemer (Ransberg)
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Chapel of the Redeemer (Ransberg)

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Location: Kortenaken, Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium

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1. Heibos – Footpath 53 loop from Ransberg

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2. A Speculo Castle loop from Ransberg

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3. Apple-Blue-Sea-Green door – A Speculo Castle loop from Kortenaken

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September 8, 2024

According to the friendly lady who told us more about the chapel on Open Monument Day 2024 (and who had helped with the restoration), this chapel had several names. As is often the case, it was also built on a site where something else had already existed. The people from the Inventory of Immovable Heritage confirm that it was a crucifix that hung against an oak tree, which had already created great popular devotion since 1653.

On 28 November 1722, Pope Innocent XIII granted a plenary indulgence to the faithful who visited the chapel on a Friday during Lent. The site formed by the chapel and the surrounding trees was designed as a meeting place and therefore had an important religious significance.

The chapel is a small baroque construction on an octagonal plan, built of brick and sandstone and covered with a curved pyramidal roof ending in a small pear spire.

On the outside is a facade stone with a blazon and dates 1692-1699, which refers to the building campaign commissioned by the lord of Neerlinter and his wife.

On the facade stone one can read the following: "This chapel had made by H.J.F. De Trips VB and Anne-Marie Hoen de Cartels and Philippine de Spies de Bullesheim, Baroness van Eys, free H. and women of Neerlinter, year 1692 and 1699".

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September 20, 2024

The Chapel of the Redeemer or Chapel of the Savior is a chapel in the town of Ransberg, which belongs to the Flemish Brabant municipality of Kortenaken. In 1653, the veneration of a crucifix hanging from an oak tree began. The chapel was built at the end of the 17th century, given the dates 1692 and 1699, by order of the Lord and Lady of Ransberg. The building is an octagonal building and built in Baroque style, made of brick with natural stone frames and corner chains. The roof is covered with slates and has an ornate lantern. The wooden altar has a Baroque antependium, also made of wood.

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April 10, 2024

Baroque Chapel of the Redeemer, a gem!

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Location: Kortenaken, Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium

Chapel of the Redeemer (Ransberg)

1. Heibos – Footpath 53 loop from Ransberg

2. A Speculo Castle loop from Ransberg

3. Apple-Blue-Sea-Green door – A Speculo Castle loop from Kortenaken

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