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A statue of Mary and Jesus in the church of SS Peter & Paul in the Kalverstraat in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
The church is often referred to as ‘De Papegaai’ (The Parrot), because it was originally hidden in the enclosed garden of a bird trader. This goes back to the days when public displays of Catholicism were forbidden in Amsterdam.
A street shrine for Mary in the Dutch province of Limburg.
The text on the shrine reads: Whoever you may be who passes here, show that you honour God’s Mother.
The Lady altar in the church of Our Lady of Lourdes in Bergen op Zoom, the Netherlands.
(Source: reliwiki.nl)
O.L. Vrouw ter Eik
A vintage postcard of the interior of the chapel of Our Lady of the Oak in Meerveldhoven, the Netherlands.
The site has been a place of pilgrimage since the 13th century, when a small statue of Mary miraculously returned to the oak tree on three occasions after a local farmer had taken it home.
(Source: dbiref.uvt.nl)
Moeder van Goede Raad
A mosaic of Our Lady of Good Counsel above the main entrance to the church of Onze Lieve Vrouw van Goede Raad in Den Haag (The Hague), the Netherlands.
The mosaic dates from the 1950s, when the church was rebuilt. The original church was completely destroyed by bombs during the Second World War.
An image of Our Lady of Seven Sorrows, in the style of the abbey of Beuron, printed in the Dutch book ‘Maria in den eerendienst der Katholieke Kerk’ (1927).
A neo-Gothic tile with a Marian monogram in the church of Onze Lieve Vrouw (Our Lady) in Amsterdam.
A devotional altar in the Jesuit church of St Francis Xavier (de Krijtberg) in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Moeder van Altijddurende Bijstand
The chapel of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in the former Redemptorist church of Our Lady in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
The copy of the original icon has been venerated in the church since 1868, when it was sent to the Dutch capital from Rome.
Sterre der Zee
The chapel of the Star of the Sea in the basilica of Our Lady in Maastricht, the Netherlands.
A 1930s postcard of the exposition throne of Our Lady in the Sand (Onze Lieve Vrouw in ‘t Zand) in Roermond, the Netherlands.
A tableau of Jesus, Mary and St Joseph on the facade of the church of the Holy Family in The Hague, the Netherlands.
(Source: Flickr / roel1943)
