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My heart belongs to... a precious heart jewel

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One of the most widespread types of jewellery in Flanders is a Flemish heart. It is donated to the church in the context of Marian devotion. In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, this jewel was also given by children to their mother, usually on her birthday or on the Feast of the Assumption on 15 August.

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