Tac Say Church and Father Diep Shrine
An important southern Catholic pilgrimage church associated with Father Trương Bửu Diệp.
Prominent prairie Marian pilgrimage grotto modelled on the shrine at Lourdes, France.
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Prominent prairie Marian pilgrimage grotto modelled on the shrine at Lourdes, France. The Rama grotto was completed in 1941; annual August pilgrimages continue to draw worshippers.
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The Rama grotto was completed in 1941; annual August pilgrimages continue to draw worshippers.
The Lourdes design expresses Catholic devotion to Mary; the association with the Lourdes apparition is inherited from the French pilgrimage tradition, not an alleged apparition at Rama.
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