Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel in Scheveningen

Scheveningseweg 235, Haag, Nizozemska

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Daily from 9:00 to 18:00

Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel, Scheveningen

The parish of Our Lady of Lourdes was founded on December 19, 1912, and already in 1913, the Lourdes Chapel, Scheveningen was built and put into use. This was the first part of the original building plans of architect Alexander J. Kropholler, which included the adjoining rectory and private houses around the church.

For the parishioners in the northern part of the Scheveningen chapel remained for years their place of meeting, because war and discord caused the delay.

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Beauty Commission of the Hague could not agree with the plan, which Kropholler withdrew. His pupil CM van Moorsel Pzn. produced in 1920 a design that it could find favor in the eyes of the committee.

Yet it was still lasted until February 11, 1925 was laid the first stone. The solid-built church was consecrated on August 25, 1926 at the Lourdes Chapel, Scheveningen, for lack of money even without tower. Which only came in 1965.

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Lourdes Church was withdrawn from worship on September 10, 2005, after earlier parishes Anthony Abbot, Gorcum Martyrs and Our Lady of Lourdes were merged into one parish.

This was a sad event, which many parishioners went to the heart. The building is leased to the firm Omni Centre which operates commercially church as yoga center, training location and event venue for social and cultural activities.

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The Lourdes Chapel

The chapel is also very popular among immigrant compatriots. Every day dozens of people come here to pray, light a candle or seek the silence. By Mary Day and also on the average sun bathed the chapel interior in a sea of light from the devotional candles.

Even after the closure of the underlying church in 2005, the visit to the current oratory and meditation center has not declined. The wall behind the altar is occupied by a miniature but exact copy (scale 1:13) of the grotto at Massabielle at Lourdes which took place in 1858, the apparition of Mary to Bernadette Soubirous.

Beneath the image of Our Lady of Lourdes is a piece of rock the grotto in Lourdes bricked in.

The chapel of the church and surrounding houses are part of a master plan of the famous architect and parishioner Alexander J. Kropholler (1881-1973 ).

The grotto and the statue were made by the artist JP Leo Strackee (1851-1923). The Lourdes Chapel at Birch Blokstraat 9A is open daily from 9:00 to 18:00. Rosary in the chapel Saturday except the first Saturday of the month, to pray we have the rosary at 11:00. With our intentions we ask for help and intercession of Our Lady.

It takes half an hour and is done as follows:. Rosary, the litany of Mary and a few songs are all welcome! Contact:. Anne Boeke-Franco, tel 889 07 59 or [email protected]. Parish Tous les Saints in Chapel First Saturday of the month 10:30 Rosary 11:00 Mass in French.

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Let us remain close in the same prayer! May the Lord bless you abundantly!

Lourdes Chapel, Scheveningen

The Lourdes Chapel, Scheveningen is a silence and prayer center in the heart of Scheveningen. The chapel was built in 1913, on the eve of the First World War. From the beginning the chapel is considered an exceptional phenomenon, both as a center of Marian devotion as for reasons of attraction. The prayer chapel, located in the tourist area of Scheveningen, next to the famous Circus Theatre and a stone’s throw from the beach and promenade, may already many decades rejoice long in a large crowd of faithful visitors from all over the country and even from abroad.

The chapel is also very popular among immigrant compatriots. Every day dozens of people come here to pray, light a candle or seek the silence. By Mary Day and also on the average sun bathed the chapel interior in a sea of light from the devotional candles. Even after the closure of the underlying church in 2005, the visit to the current oratory and meditation center has not declined. The wall behind the altar is occupied by a miniature but exact copy (scale 1:13) of the grotto at Massabielle at Lourdes which took place in 1858, the apparition of Mary to Bernadette Soubirous.

Beneath the image of Our Lady of Lourdes is a piece of rock the grotto in Lourdes bricked in. The chapel of the church and surrounding houses are part of a master plan of the famous architect and parishioner Alexander J. Kropholler (1881-1973 ). The grotto and the statue were made by the artist JP Leo Strackee (1851-1923). The Lourdes Chapel at Birch Blokstraat 9A is open daily from 9:00 to 18:00. Rosary in the chapel Saturday except the first Saturday of the month, to pray we have the rosary at 11:00. With our intentions we ask for help and intercession of Our Lady.

It takes half an hour and is done as follows:. Rosary, the litany of Mary and a few songs are all welcome! Contact:. Anne Boeke-Franco, tel 889 07 59 or [email protected]. Parish Tous les Saints in Chapel First Saturday of the month 10:30 Rosary 11:00 Mass in French

Let us remain close in the same prayer! May the Lord bless you abundantly!

Scheveningen is very easy to reach by public transport. As the traffic heading to Scheveningen can be very heavy during events and on summer days, public transport is a convenient way to travel.

There are several trams and buses that run to Scheveningen beach and harbour from The Hague’s Central Station and Hollands Spoor (HS) train station. The journey from the railway stations to the beach is less than 15 minutes. Trams and buses operate from 7.00 to 24.00 hrs. and run approximately every 10 minutes.

Bus or tram
Tram 11 goes past Scheveningen harbour. Get off at the Strandweg stop to walk to the beach.

Strandexpress Scheveningen
Tram 1 and 9 and Bus 22 are very convenient for Scheveningen beach. Look at the map for an overview of the buses and trams from The Hague Central Station and Hollands Spoor.

Beach Express
If you are coming from outside the city, the Beach Express (Strandexpress) is a good option. The tram rides every Sunday from May until the end of August. You park for € 2 at P+R Hoornwijck, which includes a return ticket on the tram to Scheveningen for up to 4 people. The Beach Express will bring you straight to Scheveningen beach in about 30 minutes.

Let us remain close in the same prayer! May the Lord bless you abundantly!

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