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Home Town or Home Community:
Kronau, SK
Our Story:
This shrine is located about twenty-five kilometres E. S. E. of Regina, and approximately five kilometres north of the village of Kronau. It is a rural shrine, situated in a "village" of farm houses on the banks of Many Bones Creek.
The original inhabitants of St. Peter's parish immigrated from the Black Sea coast, but spoke German; others came from the northern United States. Rev. H. Metzger was their pastor who chose a site for the grotto and organized the first procession. In 1925, a statue of the Blessed Virgin was ...more Story
Related Links:
Our Lady of the Prairies Foundation
Western Development Museum
Contact:
Our Lady of the Prairies Foundation
Box 22076
Saskatoon SK S7H 5P1
Canada
info@ourladyfoundation.org
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