Our Lady of Lombeek

Marian title of Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Lombeek (Flamenco Brabant)

La advocación de Our Lady of Lombeek is venerated in the church of Our Lady Lombeekin the homonymous town of Roosdaal, in the Flemish Brabante (Belgium). This is a Local Marian shrine with medieval root, very linked to the flamenco popular piety and artistic prestige of its temple, famous for preserving a remarkable medieval altarpiece. [There is no tradition of Marian apparitions or a history of origin comparable to other great Belgian shrines in the sources consulted.]

Main data

Origin and history

La advocación de Our Lady of Lombeek is venerated in the church of Our Lady Lombeekin the homonymous town of Roosdaal, in the Flemish Brabante (Belgium). This is a Local Marian shrine with medieval root, very linked to the flamenco popular piety and artistic prestige of its temple, famous for preserving a remarkable medieval altarpiece. [There is no tradition of Marian apparitions or a history of origin comparable to other great Belgian shrines in the sources consulted.]

La documented history of the place is connected прежде everything to the ancient parish church dedicated to Santa Maria, today known for its local advocation of Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Lombeek. The temple is considered one of the most notable Gothic churches in the region and its devotional value has been reinforced by the continued veneration of the Marian image and the presence of the medieval altarpiece, which has given the sanctuary a prominent place in the religious heritage of the Flamenco Brabante. They do not contain, in the sources gathered, precise dates for the foundation of the local Marian cult or secure data on a specific ecclesiastical approval of the sanctuary. [Not available]

The image and the sanctuary

The venerated image is a Marian image of Our Lady associated with the church of Our Lady LombeekHowever, the sources consulted no precise con seguridad its material, exact typology or a detailed iconography. It is therefore not clear whether it is a Gothic size, a Virgin with Child, or another specific representation in a position to describe itself without the risk of error. [Not available]

The sanctuary is the Iglesia gótica de Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Lombeek, in Roosdaal, Brabante Flamenco, Belgium. It is known for its remarkable medieval altarpiece, a feature that highlights both his artistic interest and his cultural function. It does not know that it has the title of minor basilica or, in the sources consulted, Nacional or diocesan sanctuary with such an official name.

Sponsorship and coronation

The patronage corresponds to the localidad de Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Lombeek and in the immediate parish area; there are no officially documented patronings in the sources consulted on a diocese, a major city or the Belgian national whole. [Not available]

No documented canonical coronation for this invocation in the verified sources consulted.

Party and devotion

A fiesta principal propia of the advocation other than the general liturgical celebration of the Virgin Mary corresponding to the parish or the local calendar. Nor do they contain, in the revised sources, firm annual pilgrimage dates, inflow figures or widely documented popular traditions for this sanctuary.

If it is found, in general, that the place maintains a continued local Marian devotion, reinforced by the historical-artistic value of the church and its status as a Marian pilgrimage point in the Flamenco Brabant. In such sanctuaries, devotion is often expressed in visits, prayer to the image and celebration of the Marian liturgy, but these specific features are not sufficiently documented here to attribute them as specific facts.

Link to the Rosary

There is no specific and unique historical relationship of Our Lady of Lombeek with co-fradies of the Rosary, rosarian processions or a tradition of this advocation centered on the Rosary.

However, as in many Marian shrines, the Rosary It naturally accompanies this devotion because it guides the contemplation of the mysteries of Christ with Mary and is well integrated into the piety of pilgrimage, veneration of the image and silent prayer before the sanctuary. In this sense, even if there is no particular documented link, the Rosary is a fully coherent form of Marian prayer for this place.