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unusual facts about holy well



Bromley Palace

The grounds of the palace contained a Holy Well and Oratory dedicated to Saint Blaise and the site became a place of pilgrimage for centuries.

Malvern Wells

It lies on the eastern slopes of the Malvern Hills south of Great Malvern (the town centre of Malvern) and takes its name from the Malvern water issuing from springs on the hills, principally from the Holy Well and the Eye Well.

Mellonius

The church at Thiédeville is dedicated to him and he is said to have been baptised in a holy well at Héricourt.


see also

Chapel of the Holy Well

Chapel of the Holy well is a chapel located in Marianka, Slovakia, upon the rumoured miraculous stream.

Thecla

In Ma'loula, Syria, a Greek Orthodox nunnery of St. Thecla Deir Mar Takla was built near what is said to be her cave tomb, reached by steps in the mountainside, a pilgrimage site with a holy well.