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Saint Evermarus is venerated in three places in Europe: in Borth, in Burtscheid near Aachen, and in Rutten, a small municipality belonging to Tongeren in Belgium. According to legend, Evermarus and his seven companions were slain here by the robber chief Hacco. This is said to have happened around the year 700, and his remains were discovered around 960. A small chapel was built on the site. Every year on May 1st, the patron saint's festival of Saint Evermarus is celebrated in Rutten. After a procession through the town, the so-called Martyrs' Play takes place, during which local actors reenact the story of the saint's life and death.

Chapel is unfortunately closed, but seems to be no longer in use(?).

It is a cult building dating back to 1784, but its legendary origins date back to 968. For centuries, it has been a center of popular worship.

The chapel was built in the Baroque style with a Romanesque core. It has a hexagonal shape with a rectangular sacristy at the rear façade. The building is constructed of brick and also clad with marlstone for the corner blocks. The building also has two brick pilasters in the façade, an oval-round oculus, and an arched portal in a rectangular profiled limestone frame with a drip molding and a keystone.

We are near Tongeren, even in a sub-municipality of it. And the path becomes a bit of a hollow road and then you inevitably see traces of the most famous castle builders of Haspengouw, badgers. The flowers are coming.

Tip 2: at the front of the church (down the stairs) you will find everything about the parish and the veneration of Evermarus - and also take a look at the beautiful colored bench that stands just in front of the Sacred Heart statue on the square.

Restored and reopened with a folk festival the weekend after this writing.

Tip: in the cemetery there is a section for veterans and behind that a section for Benedictine nuns (see also photos). Info about the latter: "Between the cemetery around the church and the rectory garden to the northwest is the cemetery of the Benedictine nuns. This cemetery consists of a gravel area, of which the street side, as well as the northern and western sides, are delineated by a simple brick wall with tiles. On the side of the civilian cemetery, a concrete decorative demarcation is provided. The cemetery consists of a grave monument and 54 tombstones in blue limestone." See also https://inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be/erfgoedobjecten/37568