Miracle of Amsterdam (Location of Former Chapel)

A Eucharistic miracle occurred at this location on March 15, 1345, which is now marked by a column.

When a man was critically ill, he was issued last rites and offered holy communion. After consuming it, he spat out the host. As liturgical rites dictate, the priest had the host thrown into the fire. Once the fire had dissipated, the host was found there completely unharmed.

A Catholic Church was then built at the site, but was later destroyed during the Reformation and replaced with a Protestant church.

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Begijnhof

The chapel was a clandestine church during the Reformation, and thus it's entrance was hidden from the public eye. It stands inside a courtyard surrounded by homes that would have been made available to widows or unmarried elderly women.

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