The Basilica of Our Lady of Scherpenheuvel is a Roman Catholic parish church and minor basilica in Scherpenheuvel-Zichem, Belgium. The church was consecrated in 1627 and raised to the status of a mino
Basilica of Our Lady of Scherpenheuvel
Interior of the basilica
The Lamentation of Christ by Theodoor van Loon
Golden Rose of the Basilica of Our Lady of Scherpenheuvel
Mathias Hovius
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Mathias Hovius, born Matthijs Van Hove, was the third Archbishop of Mechelen from 1596 to 1620. As Archbishop, Hovius presided over implementing the Catholic Reformation in the Spanish Netherlands.
Basilica of Our Lady of Scherpenheuvel
…Soldiers and almoners of the Army of Flanders that were stationed in nearby Diest or Zichem helped to spread its reputation. After an official enquiry, Mathias Hovius, Archbishop of Mechelen, approved the cult of Scherpenheuvel in 1604. The approval was accompanied by the publication of a collection of miracles…
Matthias Hovius – by Lucas Franchoys the Elder (attributed)