| Page Views: 291 Last Visit to Delft: October, 2004 | quiet peaceful town by vividvivian - last update: Nov 14, 2004 |
Nieuwe Kerk | New Church behind the houses |
New Church-In January 1351 a beggar (Brother Simon) fell to his knees on the market square in Delft. A certain Jan Col brought him some food. He was addressed by Simon with the words: “My dearly beloved friend, dost thou not see the Heavens open?” Both looked towards the sky and saw a golden church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
After 30 years ofthe death of Brother Simon, on the same day of January, Jan Col saw a light shining on the spot indicated by Brother Simon and he believed that it should be a place to build a church. |
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| Pros: | "comfortable evironment, nice people" | | Cons: | "staying not long enough to tell you about the cons" | | In A Nutshell: | "a lovely town" |
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Pavlik_NL Tue Apr 12, 2005 08:59 UTC
Delft is - for me - the most dutch town in Holland. History, tragedy and victory revealed! Great that you were here, am building my final page on Delft right now. Greets, Paul |
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