National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes
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National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes
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Oldest replica of the Grotto of Lourdes in the western hemisphere. Call for schedule of services. Open year-round, free. Grounds are open daily 8:30am-5:00pm and Bernadette’s Gift Shop is open 9am-5:30pm.
The National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes is a Catholic place of prayer devoted to the Blessed Mother, Mary. This beautiful mountainside shrine features one of the oldest American replicas of the Lourdes Grotto in France, built about two decades after the apparition of Mary at Lourdes in 1858. Each year, the National Shrine Grotto draws thousands of pilgrims from all over the world. It is a place of worship, pilgrimage, conversion, and reconciliation.