Walsingham

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Walsingham

• A special place of Pilgrimage in England

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The Slipper Chapel Walsingham - England
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Why is Walsingham a place of pilgrimage?

• In the twelfth century Lady Richeld had a vision
  of our Lady. The vision asked Richeld to build a
  replica of the House of the Annunciation . This
  is the house where Gabriel appeared to Mary in
  Nazareth to tell her she was going to have Jesus.

• Lady Richeld built a simple wooden shrine and
  placed a statue of Our Lady in side it.
• Lady Richelds son built a much grander shrine
  later and founded an Augustinian monastery.
• In the town of Walsingham there are holy wells
  which are believed to have arisen when Lady
  Richeld had her vision. These waters are said to
  have healing powers.

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• As Pilgrims started to visit the shrine, several
  smaller shrines were built on the way to the main
  shrine.
• The last of these shrines is known as the Slipper
  Chapel

• During the Reformation most of the shrines were
  destroyed but the Slipper chapel survived.
• In 1934 it was re-opened as a Catholic shrine.

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• On the way to the Shrine in Walsingham, many
  pligrims stop at the Slipper Chapel,where some
  still remove their shoes...
• ...before walking the last mile barefoot.
• A visit to theSlipper Chapelis an essential
  partof any Christian'spilgrimagetoWalsingham
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Inside the Slipper Chapel

• A statue of Our Lady

• A view of the altar