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Home Town or Home Community:
Battleford, SK
Our Story:
This shrine was started by two Oblate Brothers, Andreas Cingel and Walter Demong. They hauled stones from neighboring fields for the grotto. Five to six Oblate Brothers worked on the grotto. The service road to it was made by fresno and horses. Dirt was hauled in. Eventually the grotto was wired for lights, landscaped with flowers and fruit trees. The Lourdes statue was donated by the parents of Brother Walter.
The location of the shrine is south of the Town of Battleford. It is located one km. from Government House on ...more Story
Related Links:
Our Lady of the Prairies Foundation
Western Development Museum
Contact:
Our Lady of the Prairies Foundation
Box 22076
Saskatoon SK S4A 1Y4
Canada
info@ourladyfoundation.org
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