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4 unusual facts about Stille Omgang


Begijnhof Chapel, Amsterdam

Every year the worship of the Sacrament of the Miracle drew thousands of pilgrims to the city for the yearly procession known as the Stille Omgang.

Heilige Stede

That original chapel had been built in 1347 as a result of the miracle of Amsterdam (15 March 1345), located on the Kalverstraat where this miracle with the eucharistic host occurred.

Stille Omgang

The biggest and best known is the Stille Omgang of Amsterdam, which is still performed every year in March.

This miracle was officially recognised by the Roman Catholic Church, and a large pilgrimage chapel, the Heilige Stede ("Holy Site") was built where the house had stood, and the Heiligeweg ("Holy Way") as a pilgrimage route to it.



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