A Lourdes grotto is a replica of the grotto where the Lourdes apparitions occurred in 1858, in the town of Lourdes in France, now part of the sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes. Some Lourdes grottos are almost identical reproductions of the scene of the apparitions, with statues of Our Lady of Lourdes and Bernadette Soubirous in a natural or artificial cave, while others may differ from the original in size, shape or style.
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Notable Lourdes grottoes edit
North America edit
Canada
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- Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto, Flatrock, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Rama, Saskatchewan
- Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto, Vanier, Ottawa, Ontario
- Saint Anthony Hermitage, Lac-Bouchette, Quebec
United States
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Colorado edit
- The Grotto, Mother Cabrini Shrine, Golden, Colorado[1]
Connecticut edit
- Shrine to Our Lady of Lourdes, Litchfield, Connecticut[2]
Florida edit
Illinois edit
- Lourdes Grotto, Annunciation Church, Aurora, Illinois[4]
- Lourdes Grotto, National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows, Belleville, Illinois[4]
- Shrine to Our Lady of Lourdes, St. Mary Oratory, Rockford, Illinois[4]
- Dominican University Shrine to Our Lady of Lourdes (the Grotto), River Forest, Illinois
Indiana edit
- Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Notre Dame, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana
- Saint Joseph's College, Rensselaer, Indiana
- Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, National Shrine of Our Lady of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana[4]
Kansas
- Mary's Grotto, Atchison, Benedictine College. Dedicated on the Mary's Birthday, Marymas, of A.D. 2008
Kentucky edit
- Lourdes Rosary Shrine, Church of St. Louis Bertrand, Louisville, Kentucky[4]
Louisiana edit
- The Grotto of the Holy Mother (1870s), St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church (St. Martinville, Louisiana)[5]
- Lourdes Grotto, St. Michel de Cantrelle Church Convent, Louisiana
- Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto, New Iberia, Louisiana
- Lourdes Grotto, St. Ann Shrine, New Orleans, Louisiana[4]
Maine edit
- Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, St. Anthony's Franciscan Monastery, Kennebunkport, Maine[4]
Maryland edit
- Shrine of St. Anthony, Ellicott City, Maryland
- National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Emmitsburg, Maryland
Massachusetts edit
- Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Stonehill College, Easton, Massachusetts
- Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, former Franco-American School, Lowell, Massachusetts[6][7]
- Lourdes Grotto, National Shrine of The Divine Mercy (Stockbridge, Massachusetts), Stockbridge, Massachusetts
Michigan edit
- Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, Detroit, Michigan
- St. Mary's Catholic Church, Detroit, Michigan
- Orchard Lake Schools, Orchard Lake, Michigan
- Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church, Plymouth, Michigan
Minnesota edit
New Mexico edit
New York edit
- Lourdes Grotto, College of Mount Saint Vincent, Bronx, New York
- Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto, St. Lucy's Church, Bronx, New York[4]
- Grotto Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes (1898–2015), Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Brooklyn, New York[4]
- Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes, Holy Family Church, Fairmount, New York
- Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes, Immaculate Conception Church, New Lebanon, New York[4]
- Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto, St. Cabrini Home, West Park, New York[8]
North Carolina edit
- Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Belmont Abbey, North Carolina
Ohio edit
- Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto, Central Catholic High School, Canton, Ohio[4]
- Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto, Mount Saint John, Dayton, Ohio[4]
- Our Lady of Lourdes National Shrine, Euclid, Ohio[4]
- Lourdes Grotto, Our Lady of the Pines, Fremont, Ohio[4]
- Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto and Church, Genoa, Ohio[4]
- Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine, St. Joseph Catholic Church, Mogadore, Ohio[4]
Pennsylvania
- Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto, Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[9]
Texas edit
- Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto of the Southwest, Oblate Missions, San Antonio, Texas[4]
Wisconsin edit
South America edit
Argentina
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- Grotto of Lourdes, San Pedro de Colalao, Tucumán Province
Chile
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- Grotto of Lourdes, Basilica of Lourdes, Santiago
Uruguay
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- National Shrine of the Grotto of Lourdes, Church of the Savior, Montevideo, Uruguay[10]
Asia-Pacific edit
India
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- Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine, Villianur, Puducherry
- Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Pondicherry
- St. Andrew's Church, Puducherry
- St. Theresa Church, Perambur
- Gunadala Matha Shrine, Vijayawada
Japan
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- Grotto of Lourdes, St. Mary's Cathedral, Tokyo[11]
Philippines
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- Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto, Baguio, Benguet
- Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto Shrine, San Jose del Monte, Bulacan
- Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto, Cotabato City, Mindanao
Taiwan
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- Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes, Guanxi Township
Europe edit
Austria
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Belgium
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- Lourdesgrot, Humbeek[12]
- Oostakker Basilica, Slotendries
Croatia
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Ireland
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Lithuania
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Netherlands
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- Lourdes Grotto, Sereo Preto, Aruba[13]
- Lourdes Grotto (Lourdesgrot), Scheveningen, The Hague[14]
- Lourdesgrot, Sint Nicolaasga, Friesland
United Kingdom
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- Carfin Grotto, Carfin, Scotland
- Lourdes Grotto, Cleator, Cumbria, England
- Our Lady of Lourdes shrine, Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Hednesford, Staffordshire, England[15]
Vatican City
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References edit
- ^ "The Grotto". Mother Cabrini Shrine. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
A replica of the grotto of Lourdes, France, was built over this spring in 1929 and was demolished and replaced in 1959 by the present one, built of sandstone.
- ^ "Lourdes in Litchfield". Catholic Shrines and Holy Places. Delphi Communications. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ "Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto". The Basilica of Saint Mary Star of the Sea. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Catholic Shrines and Holy Places" (listed by state), Delphi Communications.
- ^ "History of St. Martin de Tours Church", St. Martinville, LA.
- ^ "The Story Franco American Stations & Grotto Committee". www.stationsandgrottofund.org. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ Dobbins, Elizabeth (29 March 2020). "'We need this more than ever right now'". Lowell Sun. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto", West Park, New York.
- ^ Legal; IX, Title; Map, Site. "Undergraduate Admissions". securelb.imodules.com. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
- ^ "Santuario Nacional de la Gruta de Lourdes", Montevideo.
- ^ "The Grotto of Lourdes", Tokyo, Japan.
- ^ Lourdesgrot en kruisweg, inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be
- ^ "Lourdes Grotto", Seroe Preto, Aruba.
- ^ "De kerk van O.L. Vrouw van Lourdes", The Hague
- ^ "Shrine, a replica of the grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes and flanking stone pylons (1432936)". National Heritage List for England. Historic England.
See also edit
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