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Ter Doest Chapel
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June 24, 2025
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Abt Martinus Collé had this monument built as a pure triumph after winning a years-long, bitter lawsuit against an 'anti-abbot' supported by the French Sun King Louis XIV.
Look closely at the facade: on the left you see the abbot's coat of arms, on the right that of the Ter Doest abbey with the defiant motto 'Fac necessitate virtutem' (Make virtue out of necessity).
A unique piece of political history amidst the peaceful polders.
August 18, 2026
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The lawsuit was about the title of abbot of Ter Duinen, and was conducted before King Louis XIV. The coat of arms on the left is that of a Colle, on the right that of Ter Doest and Ter Duinen.
In the effigy decorated with volutes above the entrance, there is a statue of Mary and the Child Jesus.
Source: information board on site
July 8, 2024
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