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Mary Chapel Oud-Empel

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Location: S-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, Netherlands

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1. Mary Chapel Oud-Empel – Floodplains of Empel loop from Maasakker

10.4km

02:37

20m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. The Laughing Fish – Mary Chapel Oud-Empel loop from Bolwoningen

6.43km

01:37

10m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. The Laughing Fish – Mary Chapel Oud-Empel loop from Maasoever

5.64km

01:26

10m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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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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Location: S-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, Netherlands

Mary Chapel Oud-Empel

1. Mary Chapel Oud-Empel – Floodplains of Empel loop from Maasakker

2. The Laughing Fish – Mary Chapel Oud-Empel loop from Bolwoningen

3. The Laughing Fish – Mary Chapel Oud-Empel loop from Maasoever

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