Our Lady of the Enclosed Garden

#69 among destinations in the Netherlands

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The Roman Catholic hermitage of Our Lady of the Enclosed Garden is situated in the former Reformed church of Warfhuizen, a village in the extreme north of the Netherlands. It is the only Dutch hermitage currently inhabited by a hermit. The name draws upon the traditional epithet for the Virgin Mary of hortus conclusus or enclosed garden, a reference to the Song of Songs that indicates the Virgin's "perpetual virginity and at the same time her fruitful maternity". ()

Local name: Kluizenarij Onze Lieve Vrouwe van de Besloten Tuin Coordinates: 53°20'34"N, 6°25'30"E

Location

Baron van Asbeckweg 13Warfhuizen 9963 PA GroningenNetherlands

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+31 595 571 714

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Our Lady of the Enclosed Garden – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Verhildersum, Zeehondencentrum Pieterburen, De Ster, Allersmaborg.

1.9 miNW
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Windmill
De Ster, Winsum
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2 miSE
53°19'9"N • 6°27'11"E
Allersmaborg
52 min walk • Forts and castles, Historical place, Event space
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Windmill
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2.4 miW
Locality
De Marne
63 min walk • De Marne is a former municipality in the northeast of the Netherlands. On 1 January 2019 it merged with the municipalities of Bedum, Eemsmond and Winsum to form the new municipality Het Hogeland.