The Meetjesland in the north of East-Flanders, Belgium
Hansbeke
"Saint Philomena pray for us."
Pope Gregory XVI canonized her on 13 January 1837
but in 1961 the Vatican ordered the removal of her name from all liturgical calendars.
The controversy—and devotion to her continue to this day.
Picture taken on 29 December 2004.
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