Lourdes of America grotto at St. Lucy's
827 Mace Avenue | Allerton | built 1920
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- 1937
A French religious leader comes to the Bronx to build a copy of the Lourdes grotto
Imitation grottoes modeled on the cave at Lourdes, France, where Bernadette Soubirous reported seeing the Virgin Mary, spread around the world. In 1937 a French religious leader arrived in the Bronx to build one at St. Lucy's Church.
Source: atlasobscura.com
- 1939
St. Lucy's grotto is finished for $10,000, with a two-level catacomb full of saints
Work on the grotto wrapped up in 1939, with a final cost of $10,000. Under and behind it lies a large catacomb on two levels, filled with statues of saints, though it is seldom open to the public. As at the French original, the waterfall beside the Bronx grotto is believed to run with holy water.
Source: atlasobscura.com
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