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"Witch" Janne Callens

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    January 15, 2022

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    Janne Callens married twice. The homestead and smithy of her second husband, Michiel De Coene, was nearby 'ter weehaghe'. She assisted in childbirth as a midwife, but in general had a bad reputation. Janne Callens was arrested on suspicion of witchcraft on August 17, 1607. She managed to escape, but was arrested again. She confessed and was burned at the stake on October 2, 1607. She was 61 years old
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    February 27, 2024

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    At the end of the Lagen Heirweg in Laarne is the memorial “Galgeneed”. Janne Callens was burned alive on the nearby gallows field on October 2, 1607, together with Willemyne Sveermans. Two other “witches” previously suffered the same terrible fate.

    The Meerskant, where Janne Callens lived, was a swampy and infertile region. Here Janne found the herbs she used as a midwife and to heal people: datura, marjoram, belladonna, ... Janne Callens must have felt at home here in the midst of nature.
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