Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-van Hanswijkbasiliek

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Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-van Hanswijkbasiliek
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The Basilica of Our Lady of Hanswijk (Dutch: Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Hanswijkis) is a Roman Catholic basilica in Mechelen, Belgium. The basilica is a famous place of pilgrimage in Belgium, the statue was crowned on 30 July 1876 by Cardinal Deschamps by request of Pope Pius IX.

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