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Home Town or Home Community:
Isle a la Crosse, SK
Our Story:
The parish of St. John-Baptiste is an historic mission dating back to1846. The grotto to Mary was built a century later in 1944.
It is situated on a sandy point not far from the church. It all began when the Sisters of Charity (Grey Nuns) who operated the local hospital and taught school, encouraged the involvement of the entire village in the construction of the shrine by asking every person to bring a rock. Rev. Remy, OMI, Brother Boisvert, OMI, and about five men from the village did the actual construction. Evergreens were planted nearby, which ...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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