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| | Mirabilis.ca: April 2004 Archives |
 | | However, representatives from the Our Lady of Troon monastery in Grobbendonk, near Antwerp, claim the bell originally belonged to their abbey and was stolen in 1572 by mercenaries. |
 | | A delegation from Grobbendonk recently visited the kirk in Kettins in an effort to resolve the dispute. |
 | | Paul van Rompaye, a Grobbendonk councillor, and Martine Paelmon, a member of the Belgian parliament, want the bell to complete the restoration of the 600-year-old monastery. |
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