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Review:
Saint Anthony's Chapel was originally purchased and transformed as a pilgrimage site to honor St Joseph. However it became famous world-wide for housing the crypt of Father Damien, a Belgian priest who went as a missionary to Hawaii. There he lived and worked on Molokai Island for almost two decades among lepers, before succumbing to the disease himself in 1884. His story is told throughout the church by means of artwork, stained glass and photos. His remains were move to St Anthony's in 1936. His crypt is at the bottom of the stairs. In 2005 he was voted the 'Greatest Belgian of all time' and in 2009, he was canonized.
St. Antonius, Pater Damiaanplein z/n, 3000 Leuven
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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