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Chapel of the Holy Family

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1. Chapel of the Holy Family – Scenic Gravel Path loop from Meijel

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2. Sint-Nicolaaskerk Meijel – Lancaster Monument ED913 loop from Meijel

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3. Sint-Nicolaaskerk Meijel – Chapel of the Holy Family loop from Meijel

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Niklas 🥾🚲🛶🛼😀

April 4, 2024

This chapel dates from 1905 and is located in a park on the Kalisstraat edge path. The house butcher Hendrik Verschaeren, better known as “Dekkers Marten Driekske”, had this chapel built. The architect and contractor Willem Gooden from the Dorpsstraat designed and built a chapel. He used stones from the field oven of Martinus Verstappen de Keerder. De Knemer had a brickworks nearby on the Astenseweg from 1901 to 1914. “Nöllekes Pietje” or Peter van Heugten supplied the first statue for the chapel. He therefore asked for healing for his children who were affected by the “English disease”. This family chapel was destroyed in the war. The local residents also objected in vain to the national war compensation scheme. The chapel, then op

owned by P. van Bree, was subsequently rebuilt as best as possible by the locals and served for many years as a resting altar in the annual communion procession. Following the changes in church life, the chapel was in danger of serious deterioration. The local residents joined forces around 1970 and restored the building. Meijels artist Gerda Gielen created a new statue of the Holy Family in 1972. In 1980, a major restoration was inevitable and the municipality of Meijel took good care of the chapel so that it could retain its prominent place in Meijel.

Source: Veldkapellen and Wegkruisen Meijel Foundation; book “Heyligen Huyskens” by Katja Boertjes and Arjen Eissens.

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Location: Meijel, Limburg, Netherlands

Chapel of the Holy Family

1. Chapel of the Holy Family – Scenic Gravel Path loop from Meijel

2. Sint-Nicolaaskerk Meijel – Lancaster Monument ED913 loop from Meijel

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