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Our Lady's Chapel, Oud-Empel

Our Lady's Chapel, Oud-Empel

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Our Lady's Chapel, Oud-Empel

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Location: S-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, Netherlands

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1. Binnendieze Canal, Den Bosch – St. John's Cathedral loop from De Edelstenenbuurt

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2. Our Lady's Chapel, Oud-Empel – Floodplains of Empel loop from Maasakker

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3. Crevecoeur Sluice – Our Lady's Chapel, Oud-Empel loop from Maasoever

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Ria van den Heuvel

July 7, 2021

Chapel on the dike in Oud-Empel.

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Ria van den Heuvel

February 27, 2022

Lady Chapel: The Miracle of Empel or the Battle of Empel is an event in December 1585 during the Eighty Years' War in which 4000 Spanish soldiers escaped destruction by State troops in the vicinity of Old Empel.
The Spanish troops were trapped in the cold and rain for five days, enclosed between the States troops with their ships on the water. The gunners on the ships fired continuously at the Spanish positions from 4 to 7 December. To protect themselves against the impending landing of the States, the tercios dug in around the church of Empel. A Spanish soldier found an undamaged painting depicting the Immaculate Conception of Mary. Bobadilla had the image placed in the church, after which a prayer took place.
December 8 was the day on which the Immaculate Conception had been traditionally celebrated for several centuries, and the Bossche Lady-brotherhood held a solemn procession to implore God's help.
Source and more info: Wikipedia

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Elevation 50 m

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Monday 22 December

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Location: S-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, Netherlands

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Our Lady's Chapel, Oud-Empel

1. Binnendieze Canal, Den Bosch – St. John's Cathedral loop from De Edelstenenbuurt

2. Our Lady's Chapel, Oud-Empel – Floodplains of Empel loop from Maasakker

3. Crevecoeur Sluice – Our Lady's Chapel, Oud-Empel loop from Maasoever

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