Handel's chapel dates from the Middle Ages. It was founded after a statue of Mary was inexplicably found in the hawthorn. Several miracles also took place here in the 17th century. The place therefore became a place of pilgrimage. Over the centuries, the chapel has grown into a parish church.

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October 25, 2023

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The history of Handel as a place of pilgrimage for Mary starts around the beginning of the 13th century. Around 1220, a Bakel shepherd found a statue "on a thorn …

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September 7, 2019

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Handel is a village in the province of Noord-Brabant (the Netherlands). It belongs to the municipality of Gemert-Bakel. On 1 January 2019, the population of Trade was 1,775 inhabitants.

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Location: Gemert-Bakel, North Brabant, Netherlands

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