Monday, September 8, 2014

Shrines in Minnesota

Assumption Chapel #
c/o St. Boniface Church
418 Main St.
Cold Springs, MN. 56320
http://www.stboniface.com/parish/assumption-chapel.htm


In 1877 Cold Spring was invaded by Rocky Mountain grasshoppers and all crops in the area were destroyed. The farmers promised Blessed Virgin that they would build a chapel in her honor if the grasshoppers left. The grasshoppers left and they built a chapel. The first chapel was destroyed by a tornado in 1894 and was replaced in 1951

Epiphany Fatima Shrine  #
The Church of the Epiphany
1900 111th Ave NW
Coon Rapids, MN 55433
763-755-1020
http://www.epiphanymn.org 


A Rosary Garden unlike any other in  the United States. Each "bead" of the Rosary is a white  marble relief of Mary and Jesus.
Stations of the Cross Garden featuring 15 large reliefs showing Christ's passion.

The Basilica of Saint Mary (Co-Cathedral)
88 North 17th Street
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Phone: 612-333-1381
http://www.mary.org


The main entrance to the Basilica has a 15 foot rose stained glass window above the entrance. The sanctuary is located under a domed roof that rises 138 feet above the floor. The church has sixty stained glass windows. It seats nearly 3,000 people.
It was raised to a basilica by Pope Pius XI on February 1, 1926 making it the first American basilica.
In 1954 eight double bronze doors were installed containing the symbols of the apostles and the evangelists. This completed the requirements that make a church a basilica.  It is on the list of Historical Places.

Saint Odilia Shrine#
Crosier Community of Onamia
P.O. Box 500
Onamia, MN 56359-0500
320-532-3103
Onamiacrosiers@crosier.org
https://www.crosier.org/default.cfm?PID=1.32


In 1952 the Crosier Fathers and Brothers in Onamia received a major relic of Saint Odilia and established a shrine in her honor.
Saint Odilia has promised a stream of graces upon the Crosier Fathers and upon all  those who invoke her aid in their hour of need. Thousands of people, send petitions to be included in novenas, and through her intercession, many have been cured, especially from ailments of the eyes.

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