Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Zeven Weeën

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The Bareldon Chapel, Donkkapel or Chapel of Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Zeven Weeën is a chapel in the hamlet of Donk in the Belgian municipality of Berlare. The Bareldon Chapel is obliquely planted on the south-western flank of the Kapelleberg (16 meters), the highest river dune in the old Scheldemander of Berlare.

History: Little is known about the early history of the chapel. She certainly climbs up to the beginning of the 14th century, witnessing glazed brick tiles with typical Flemish motifs found under the floor of the choir in 1959. Possibly the chapel was founded by the local lords who possessed the glory of Bareldonk. The chapel may have been enlarged or rebuilt in the 15th century. In the 16th century, Antoon de Mortagne, then lord of Bareldonk, mentioned that the chapel was founded by his ancestors. In 1585 there was mention of destruction during religious clouds. After the restoration, the chapel was inaugurated in 1639 by Antony Triest, the bishop of Ghent. In 1652, the chapel was dedicated to Our Lady of Seven Weepings and was founded with wooden chapels hanging from the walls of the chapel. Between 1771 and...