The Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine - Oklahoma City, OK
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N 35° 22.536 W 097° 29.998
14S E 636256 N 3915729
A Roman Catholic shrine, church, and pilgrimage dedicated to Stanley Rother, Oklahoma-born priest, missionary, and martyr.
Waymark Code: WM1ABFC
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 07/20/2024
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“Standing as a beacon of faith and a visible sign of the Church’s presence in Oklahoma, the Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine welcomes pilgrims from throughout Oklahoma, the United States and beyond.
The shrine church is designed in the Spanish mission style, mirroring Blessed Stanley’s church in Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala: Saint James the Apostle Catholic Church.”
Quoted from church website. (listed below)
“The Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine is a Roman Catholic shrine dedicated to Stanley Rother, Oklahoma-born priest, missionary, and martyr. The shrine, which serves as a church, a museum, and a pilgrimage site, is located along I-35 on the south side of Oklahoma City, in the United States. In its first year of operation, the shrine saw roughly 120,000 pilgrims and visitors.” (
visit link)
The grounds includes the main church, museum and gift shop, chapel were the body of Blessed Stanley is reposed in the altar, the pilgrimage, and church grounds including fountains, meditation areas and Tepeyac hill.
Tours are available with information on the website.
Tepeyac Hill is a recreation of the hill in Mexico where Mary appeared to Saint Juan Diego on Dec. 12, 1531. It includes statues of the Our Lady of Guadalupe and Saint Juan Diego. The winding sidewalk surrounding the 50 ft tall hill is lined with Oklahoma native plants. Both statues were created by Georgina Farías Nicolópolus, an artist based in Mexico City, Mexico.
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