Kerselare (also Kerzelare) is a hamlet and pilgrimage site in
Edelare, a village belonging to the municipality of
Oudenaarde
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in the province of
East Flanders
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, Belgium. Kerselare is located on the
Edelareberg, the highest point of Edelare
Kerselare is host to a pilgrimage chapel, which origins goes back to the 15th century. A Mary statue had been placed underneath a cherry tree (''Kerselaar'' in Dutch),
and several miracles had occurred.
Later inns were later built to the north and east of the site.
A new chapel in
Gothic Revival
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style was constructed in 1614. This chapel underwent renovation in 1887, but was destroyed by a fire in 1961. A new, post-modernic chapel building arose
[Koenraad DE WOLF, ''Architectuurgids Zuid-Oost-Vlaanderen. Art Deco en Modernisme (1918-1965)'', 2000, p. 90 and pp.132-133.] in 1966.
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Catholic pilgrimage sites
Oudenaarde
Populated places in East Flanders
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