Maria Chapel

Maria chapel located by a renovated 19th-century farmhouse with loose, low components under tiled gable roofs, surrounded by a hedge and orchard. The chapel is believed to have been built around 1945. A mother promises to build a chapel if her son returns safely from the war.

Red brick construction on a rectangular floor plan, gable roof (red mechanical tiles) with an iron cross on top. Arched portal, with the inscription "O.L.V VAN ALTIJDE DURENDE BIJSTAND B.V.O." in the facade field.

Simplistically white-painted interior with a boarded vault. Brick altar with several statues.

DEGRANDE V., Inventory of the chapels in West Flanders. Municipality of Handzame, in Inventory of the chapels in West Flanders, Assebroek, 2005, p. unnumbered.

Source: BAERT S. & VANNESTE P. in collaboration with CREYF S., DEVOOGHT K., GHERARDTS F. & MOEYKENS S. 2008: Inventory of architectural heritage, Province of West Flanders, Municipality of Kortemark, Part I: Sub-municipalities of Kortemark and Handzame, Part II: Sub-municipalities of Werken and Zarren, Building through the centuries in Flanders WVL40, unpublished working documents.
Authors: Vanneste, Pol; Baert, Sofie
Date: 2008
The text is made available by: Flemish Government - Agency for Immovable Heritage (AOE)

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