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Mariken van Nieumeghen Statue

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Mariken van Nieumeghen Statue

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    February 24, 2023

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    This small statue is the true symbol of Nijmegen, and its life story is very popular and passed down from generation to generation.

    According to legend, Mariken was the beloved of the devil, who promised in return to teach her the arts. It was only thanks to the intervention of the Virgin Mary that Mariken managed to escape. She then spent the rest of her life in the monastery to atone for her sins. Many stories have been written about it, poets have composed poems, and in 1974 the story even inspired the creation of a film.
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    Mariken lives with her uncle Ghijsbrecht in a village outside Nijmegen. One day her uncle sends her to town to do some shopping. Moenen addresses her in the city. Mariken …
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    August 4, 2022

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    Mariken van Nieumeghen (also known as Mariken van Nimwegen, with metathesis of /(u)w/ and /m/) is a prose text with aspects of a miracle play from the Low Countries, dating …
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    Location: Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands

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