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A Beautiful Experience
It is a creation in stone, mortar and
bright colored objects-collected materials from all over th
There are several shrines in the Grotto garden. Besides the main shrine (which houses the Grotto of the Blessed Virgin), there is a patriotic shrine, the sacramental shrine of the Holy Eucharist, the Sacred Heart shrine, Christ the King shrine, Fatima shrine, and the Stations of the Cross. These shrines are located in a beautiful floral garden area surrounding the Holy Ghost Church.
Our Location Guided Tours Available 305 W. Main St. Jun 1 - Aug 31 11:00 am - 4:00 pm (seven days a week) Dickeyville, WI 53808 Sep - Oct 11:00 am - 4:00 pm (weekends only)
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The
Dickeyville Grotto and Shrines erected in the Village of Dickeyville, Wisconsin on Holy Ghost Parish grounds are the
works of Father Matthias Wernerus, a Catholic Priest, Pastor
of the Parish from 1918 to 1931. His handiwork in stone,
built from 1925-1930, is dedicated to the unity of two great
American ideals-love of God and love of Country. These
religious and patriotic shrines were constructed without the
use of blueprints.
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world. These include colored glass, gems, antique heirlooms of pottery or
porcelain, stalagmites and stalactites, sea shells, starfish, petrified sea
urchins and fossils, and a variety of corals, amber glass, agate, quartz, ores,
such as iron, copper and lead, fool's gold, rock crystals, onyx, amethyst and
coal, petrified wood and moss.