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Mary's Path

Mary's Path, Marpingen

 christine.j Says:  The path leading up from the chapel to the spring is not very long, but it is quite steep. It was renamed Mary's Reflection Path. Some benches were put up and pictures showing the stations of the cross were erected. Even if you are not religious at all, it is a very nice... 

Mary's Chapel

Mary's Chapel, Marpingen

 christine.j Says:  While lot of construction is being done around the chapel, parking lots, toilets etc, the inside hasn't changed too much. It's a quiet place for prayer. The plates and pictures thanking Mary were taken down, but will be put up again when the construction work is done.Inside... 

Walk up to the spring

Walk up to the spring, Marpingen

 christine.j Says:  In the woods near Marpingen there is a spring whose water has been said throughout the centuries to cure all sorts of ailments. Close to the spring there is the chapel, dedicated to Mary. There are records from 17th century, showing that even before people had come there to... 

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Marpingen: A Village changed by ...well, by what??

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 For many centuries people here had prayed especially to the virgin Mary. In 1876 three 8-year-old girls came running home, telling their parents they had seen her. She was a woman in white clothes,... 

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