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Basilica of Our Lady of Scherpenheuvel
Basiliek van Scherpenheuvel
Scherpenheuvel · BE
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Scherpenheuvel lies in Flemish Brabant, between Diest and Aarschot. According to tradition, a small statue of Mary was placed on a solitary oak on the hill, and local people came to pray there. In the early 17th century the Archdukes Albert and Isabella founded a basilica here, designed by Wenceslas Cobergher and built on a seven-sided plan.
Pilgrims come to venerate Our Lady of Scherpenheuvel and to entrust to her their families, health and journeys. For centuries the shrine has been one of the main destinations of Marian pilgrimage in Flanders, and the town itself grew up around the basilica.
The nearest larger towns are Leuven and Diest. Before travelling, it is worth checking the current schedule of services and processions in the shrine's official sources.
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Other names: Basiliek van Scherpenheuvel, Montaigu, Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Scherpenheuvel