Attraction

St. Annakapel

Oude Kerk 8
Spaubeek
The first church of Spaubeek, dedicated to St. Laurentius, stood on this spot. First mentions of this church date from 1148. Strangely enough, it stood well outside the village center, along an old Roman road that crossed the Geleenbeek. Over the centuries, this church was renovated several times and had a surface area of 7.5 x 22.5 metres. This church was demolished in 1837, after which a new parish church was built in the center of Spaubeek. which in turn was replaced in 1926 by the current church building.
Around the first church was a graveyard. A chapel was built here in 1865, dedicated to Mother Anna, Mary's mother. This Anna chapel was also popularly referred to as the Old Church.

In the lintel of the chapel is the following text:
1865 STO IN COEMETERII LOCO UBI USQUE 1837 ECCLESIA PAROCHIALES STETIT.
This means: 1865 I am standing in the cemetery where the parish church stood until 1837.

The Annakapel is one of the wonder locations on the Route full of Wonder . During this cycling route through the Grensmaasvallei, more than 30 locations can be visited digitally when they are not open to the public. Curious about the stories or take a look inside? View the 360-degree tour or listen to the audio tour .

The building was maintained, among other things, with the support of the Adriaens family, who live opposite the chapel. However, the chapel fell into disrepair and was ripe for demolition in the 1970s. Fortunately, a committee provided sufficient finances, so that since 1989 the beautifully restored chapel can be admired again, thanks to the generosity of the parishioners. See the chronogram next to the entrance for this, which means: after having regained my old splendor through the generosity of the parishioners, I stand more beautiful. The Anna Chapel, a religious jewel of simplicity, is still used for praying the Rosary.


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