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St. Bonifatius pilgrimage to Dokkum

Week number 52-28

Newsreels in which Dutch subjects of a certain week are presented.

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A procession of Roman Catholics moves through the streets of Dokkum; a.o. priests, nuns and brides walk in the procession. The procession moves from the market to the Martelveld in a suburb on the edge of town. There a religious practice is held in the St. Bonifatius chapel and the last sacraments are administered to some boys spiritual leader of the happening, mgr. B.J. Alfrink, by anointing their foreheads and blessing them. Finally a procession moves through the park surrounding the chapel. 00:41 Alfrink (with biretta).

Creator:
Polygoon-Profilti (producer) / Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision (curator)
Publication date:
1 July 1952
Length:
01:28

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video
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User:
Nederlands Instituut voor Beeld en Geluid
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