The Chapel of Mercy, Kevelaer, Germany
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The Chapel of Mercy, Kevelaer, Germany
Kevelaer, a municipality in the district of Kleve, in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. The most-visited Catholic pilgrimage location within north-western Europe, with more than 800, 000 pilgrims visiting every year to honour the Virgin Mary. The shrine of Mary, " Comforter of the Afflicted, " had its origins in the Thirty Years War (1618- 1648), which had devastated the region. In 1642, Heinrich Busman, a merchant, obtained an engraving of Mary pictured in front of the city of Luxembourg, and installed it in a shrine at the crossing of the Cologne-Amsterdam trade route. In 1654, the Chapel of Mercy (pictured on this card), a hexagonal structure, was erected to house the picture (inset top right); the image has remained in that shrine. Date: circa 1910s
Media ID 11579337
© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Catholicism Chapel Hexagonal Ladys Marys Mercy Pilgrim Pilgrimage Pilgrims Shrine Virgin
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