The Toep Chapel is a chapel in the Belgian town of Nederbrakel. The neo-Gothic chapel is situated on a hill (chapel hill) and is also named after Saint Joseph and Our Lady of Peace. The seven stations of the Joseph's Sorrow and Joy procession are situated around the chapel. The church was founded by villagers in 1924 in gratitude for their village's survival during the war. It was consecrated on August 31st by Mgr. Seghers.

The word "Toep" is a dialect term for summit or highest point.

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Erwin D.R

January 31, 2023

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The Toepkapel or Sint-Jozefskapel, which was built after the First World War by the people of Brakel in the same yellow bricks with which all buildings in Ypres were erected to thank Sint-Jozef for the fact that the area was spared from artillery fire. Around the chapel there is a procession with seven images of Joseph's sorrow and joy, while on a high crucifix the names of the Brakelars who died during the two world wars are engraved.

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Katrien

March 9, 2025

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The Toepkapel or the Chapel of Peace or also called the Chapel of Saint Joseph is located on top (or the toep) of the Kapelberg. The chapel is surrounded by 7 stations of the procession Joseph's Sorrow and Joy. The chapel was founded in 1924, in gratitude because the area and the people were spared from violence and destruction during WWI.

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