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Gnadenkapelle – Chapel of Grace
Kathrin_E Says: In 1654 the Chapel of Grace was built over the shrine to protect the sacred image and give it a worthy home. The small but richly decorated hexagonal building was designed after the model of the pilgrimage chapel in Scherpenheuvel in Belgium. The altar inside was consecrated...
Kathrin_E Says: The centre of the town is full of shops selling devotional articles and souvenirs for all wishes and needs, all budgets and all kinds of taste, in some cases lack thereof. Enjoy the shop windows even if you don’t want to buy anything.
Kathrin_E Says: St Antonius has been the parish church of the town since the 15th century. It is dedicated to Saint Antonius the Abbot whose statue is standing in front of the church. Due to misfortune the church burnt down to the foundations in 1982. Afterwards it was rebuilt after new...
Sakramentskapelle – Chapel of the Sacrament
Kathrin_E Says: The holiest, the consecrated Eucharistic host, is displayed for adoration in the chapel by the entrance to the fountain courtyard. Please keep quiet.
Brunnenhof – Fountain Courtyard
Kathrin_E Says: The courtyard is surrounded by Basilica, Sacrament Chapel and Confession Chapel. The fountain in the middle with its four water flows is a symbol of God’s ever flowing mercy, just like the four streams of paradise that forever make Earth fertile.
Chapel of Baptism and Confession
Kathrin_E Says: Tauf- und Beichtkapelle – The chapel in Fountain Courtyard served for the sacraments of baptism and confession. Many of the personal miracles of Kevealer happen here, where people are relieved of their burdens after confession their guilt and being granted absolution....
The Pope’s Visit in 1987 – the Pope Door
Kathrin_E Says: In 1987 Pope John Paul II visited Kevelaer to participate in a church congress and to pray at the pilgrimage sites. An ancient liturgy requires him to knock at the door of the church with a hammer to be let in. The bronze side door of the basilica shows this scene.A special...
Kathrin_E Says: The two small chapels soon were too small for the numbers of pilgrims that visited Kevelaer. In the mid-19th century the construction of a much larger new church was planned. Vincenz Statz, cathedral architect in Cologne, designed the big church and the complex of small...
Kathrin_E Says: To take care of the pilgrims, the Bishop of Roermont sent Oratorian Patres from Scherpenheuvel to Kevelaer in 1646. A year later a monastery and parsonage was built for them next to the shrine, now called Priesterhaus. The Priests’ House in Chapel Square is the pilgrimage...
Kerzenkapelle – Chapel of the Candles
Kathrin_E Says: Pilgrimages to the shrine with the little image of the Madonna set in immediately in 1642. Eight healings were reported already in the first year. In 1643 the construction of the first pilgrimage church the Chapel of the Candles, was begun and completed within two years. In...
Roeffie Says: Last october they had a special exhibition of Playmobil! A whole collection of normal playmobil through the years, so you were able to see the developement in this beautiful quality toy. Drawings of the products. Special advertising items etc. A children's playarea....
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All around the Basilica there are a lot of shops selling small souvenirs, from rosaries to statues, icons or pictures with John Paul II or Benedict IX.
The prices tend to be higher than in other places, but a gift from Kevelaer will always be appreciated.
Written Nov 23, 2005
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With not being able to speak any German we could not understand the srvices held nearly every day in the town square. for one reason or another, then on Sunday the whole town came out to church, lots of processions and singing and candle lighting, we felt a little out of it as we did not understand what was actually happening. Great to watch though. With many of the men wearing colourful outfits with large hats covered with feathers!!
Updated Sep 15, 2004
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Miscellaneous: A great find, a little book called Point It. The idea for the book is as simple as it is brilliant. Besides toothbrush, passport and creditcard POINT IT should belong to the standard equipment of every traveller.
Picture dictionary
Bildworterbuch
Dictionnaire illustre
Diccionario de imagenes
Dizionario illustrato
Written Sep 19, 2004
Labyrinth in the Fountain Courtyard
Diana75 Says: In the Fountain Courtyard can be found a monument presenting a labyrinth. This representation of the labyrinth is similar to the one on the paviment of the church in Ravenna, Italy.
Beichtkapelle (Confessional Chapel) door
Diana75 Says: Beside the beautiful three portals of the basilica, the Confessional Chapel has also an interesting door.
Kathrin_E Says: Weeze airport is just one village and a few kilometres away from Kevelaer. In case you need a place to stay near the airport, there is more or less nothing in Weeze itself but next-door Kevelaer has much more to offer, both in terms of things to see and also accommodation...
Kathrin_E Says: “Keh-ve-lahr” is the correct pronunciation. In this case the “ae” does not mark an Umlaut, as it usually does in German, but the extra e serves to prolong the “a” sound – a particularity of the dialects on the lower Rhine and in Westphalia which are closely related to the...
Kathrin_E Says: If you plan to do a pilgrimage to Kevelaer, with a group or on your own, check out the official website of the pilgrimage centre: www.wallfahrt-kevelaer.de
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In the spirit of the place, I like to think that discovering the small city of Kevelaer was a divine sign. 21st of August, 2005 was the last day of the World Youth Days in Cologne and, shortly after...
Under construction from old "war bunkers" to family homes. Anyone with more info on these please let us know as we were very interested!!
Visiting a pilgrims town for a playmobilexhibition
Last year october we visited Kevelaer because of the Playmobil exhibition in the Niederrheinisches Museum. Of course we also visited the pilgrimage sights in the town. I am not very religious but I am...
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He lies with the Lower Rhine in the federal state North Rhine-Westphalia and is thus 45 km to the north of village Düsseldorf
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