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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Willibrordus Brunnen Echternach
Country: Luxembourg
NOTE: This site is 3.486 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Echternach
Latitude: 49.813889N Longitude: 6.422500E
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**Willibrordus Brunnen Echternach** submitted by Creative Commons : The Willibrordus Brunnen is a holy well in Echternach (Luxembourg). The well lies in the crypt of the St. Willibrord Basilika. By Palauenc05 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons (Vote or comment on this photo)

The Willibrordus Brunnen is a holy well in Echternach (Luxembourg). The well lies in the crypt of the St. Willibrord Basilika.

The name refers to St. Willibrord (658-738), who was an Anglo-Saxon missionary. He founded the church and is also buried in the crypt.

Several reports about the healing power of the water have been collected. It is supposed to ease diseases of the skin.

St. Wilibrord Basilika is also the starting point of the Hopping procession of Echternach, which is part of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of the UNESCO. It is the last traditional dancing procession in Europe.

The origin of the dancing procession is unclear. It has been suggested that it might even be older than the commemoration of St. Willibrord and may possible be derived from pagan or early Christian cult dances.

Literature:
[01] Haenel, M.: Echternach - Willibrordus Brunnen. In: Wasserquellen-Atlas [Webpage].
[02] Wilhelm, F.: Mysteriös, einmalig und bunt. In: Voilà Luxembourg 2 (1992).
[03] Krack, P.: Relicts of dancing mania. The dancing procession of Echternach. In: Neurology 53 (1999).
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