Chapel Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Voordenis der Kranken or Boskapel

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The Chapel Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Voordenis der Kranken or Boskapel is a chapel and pilgrimage site in the Flemish-Brabant village of Imde (near the A12).

This chapel was built on a pilgrimage site from 1658 where, according to tradition, miraculous healings had occurred. There was a large influx of pilgrims who peaked in 1682 partly due to the outbreak of infectious diseases in those years. In 1694 the statue was placed in a wooden chapel and in 1695 the first stone for a stone chapel was laid by the princess of Chimay, daughter of the baron of Imde. As a result of the large number of pilgrims (up to 10,000 a day), the chapel was enlarged in 1707 by the new lord of Impde, Prince Eugene Alexander of Thurn und Taxis. His coat of arms graces the entrance to the chapel. The chapel with baroque pilastrevel of white stone was further built with locally baked brick and has been crowned by a bell-shaped top with a curved fronton. The first construction of 1695 was integrated into the present chapel and now serves as a sacristy. The one beech chapel has an elongated oval choir. When selling the domain...