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Boskapel Buggenhout

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Boskapel Buggenhout

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    Location: Buggenhout, Dendermonde, East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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    May 2, 2023

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    The forest chapel has been Buggenhout's most famous monument for centuries. This 500 year old baroque chapel was built according to legend by Jacoba van Heffene to commemorate her husband Jan De Rijcke. He shot next to a wild boar during a hunting party, after which the animal turned on him. A memorial plaque in the chapel tells the story of the fateful accident.

    De Boskapel is dedicated to Our Lady of Distress and is still today a place of rest and reflection. Around the chapel is a 15-station walk of rock sculptures.
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    May 19, 2023

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    For the past two years, the annual religious prayer novena Our Lady of Sorrows, better known as Bosbegankenis, has been organized at the forest chapel at the beginning of May. This is linked to a folk festival with all kinds of activities.
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    February 28, 2025

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    The forest chapel has been the most famous Buggenhout monument for centuries. According to legend, this 500-year-old baroque chapel was built by Jacoba van Heffene to commemorate her husband Jan De Rijcke. During a hunting party, he missed a wild boar, after which the animal turned on him. A memorial plaque in the chapel tells the story of the fatal accident.
    The forest chapel is dedicated to Our Lady of Need of God and is still a place of peace and contemplation today. Around the chapel there is a procession of 15 stations made of rock sculptures.
    Source: buggenhout.be/product/1067/boskapel
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