This 1910s era, silent film (with titles in Dutch) follows a group of pilgrims to a holy site in Kevelaer. Kevelær is a town in the district of Kleve, in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. It is the largest Catholic pilgrimage location within north-western Europe. Over one million Marian devotees, mostly from Germany and the Netherlands, visit the Basilica of Kevelaer every year to honour the Blessed Virgin Mary. The journey begins in Cologne with some street footage is shown. The pilgrims take a steamboat down the Rhine and some of the famous castles and sights along the way are shown. They arrive in Kevelaer to much celebration. The film ends with some more footage from the streets of Cologne.

0:11 “Naar Kevelaer (to Kevelaer)”, 0:23 the Cathedral in Cologne, 1:01 the Hohenzollern Bridge in Cologne, 1:19 Eigelstein Gate in Cologne, 1:41 old buildings around the church of St. Mary, 1:59 street footage from Cologne, 2:53 a pilgrims procession to Kevelaer, 3:29 a steamboat on the Rhine, 4:04 Marksburg Castle on the Rhine, 4:44 Sterrenberg and Liebenstein Castle on the Rhine, 5:11 picturesque towns as seen from the steamer, 5:34 Pfalzgrafenstein Castle, 6:09 the “Lorelei” steep slate rock on the Rhine, 6:30 other steamboats on the Rhine, 6:57 statue of Kaiser Wilhelm, 7:10 the pilgrims walking through the streets of Kevelaer after their arrival, 7:46 pilgrims arrive at the crossway shrine, 8:30 pilgrims joyfully marching through the streets, 8:53 a fun fair in Kevelaer with a merry-go-round, 9:45 modern administrative buildings in Cologne, 10:12 a statue of Otto von Bismarck and its surroundings, 11:03 the Royal Navy’s H.M. Rhine Flotilla, 11:30 Excelsior Hotel Ernst, 11:36 mounted police, 11:45 overview of the waterfront in Cologne including the Hohenzollern Bridge and the cathedral.

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