The Kapel Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Behoudis der Kranken or Boskapel is a chapel and place of pilgrimage in the Flemish Brabant village of Imde.
This chapel was built on an old pilgrimage site from 1658 where, according to tradition, miraculous healings took place. It was in 1695 that the princess of Chimay, daughter of the baron of Imde, laid the foundation stone of the chapel. Due to the large number of pilgrims (up to 10,000 per day), the chapel was enlarged in 1707 by the new lord of the castle of Impde, Prince Eugeen Alexander van Turn en Tassis. His coat of arms adorns above the entrance to the chapel. The chapel with its baroque pilaster facade of white stone was further built with Spanish brick fired on site and is crowned by a bell-shaped top with a curved pediment. The first construction of 1695 was integrated into the current chapel and now serves as a sacristy. The single-aisled chapel has an elongated oval choir.
When the domain of Impde was sold by Turn en Tassis, the chapel was transferred to the church of Wolvertem through the intermediary of Cardinal Sterckx (1792-1867).
The chapel was restored in 1927 and has been protected since 1952. Restoration work started again in August 2012, which is estimated to take a year. The chapel was solemnly rededicated on 15 August 2014.
(Wikipedia, nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boskapel_(Imde))

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Dominiek Van Dooren

May 19, 2023

The chapel is only open on Sundays from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
(Out in Flanders)

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