Chapel of Our lady of Sorrows - Starkenburg, MO
Posted by: 
YoSam.
N 38° 43.970 W 091° 33.146
15S E 625820 N 4288124
Often called the Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows, but the entire complex is the Shrine and this is the chapel
Waymark Code: WMRWM6
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 08/14/2016
Views: 1
County of church: Montgomery County
Location of church: MO-P, Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows, Starkenburg
Mass held 2nd Tuesday at Noon
"The Chapel of Our Lady of Sorrow_s (1910 - photos #7-9) is constructed of coursed
'and squared buff limestone rubble blocks over 8' thick limestone foundations with a
dark grey slate roof. The building faces west and measures 50' east to west by 42'9"
north to south. The Chapel is similar in appearance to the Church but the style of
. this building can best be characterized as Romanesque Revival due to its round arched
openings, its asymmetrically placed, pyramidally roofed tower and its large and
broadly mullioned rose window over the main entrance. Trim on this building is a
combination of smoothed limestone, terra cotta, and buff concrete faced with a light
grey rendering to give the appearance of limestone. The interior is finished in pastels
much like the Church. This interior too is decorated with ornate altars, this time of carved stone and molded plaster. The focal point of this interior is the apse which is
adorned with intricate stencilled designs, stained glass windows depicting scenes from
the lives of Christ and Mary and a frescoed semi-dome with a scene of adoration.
"The Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows at Starkenburg is located amid the rolling,
wooded countryside of Montgomery County near Rhineland, Missouri. The Shrine in
cludes four buildings and seventeen structures scattered over forty-five acres:
the Church of the Risen Savior with its neighboring cemetery; a modern Parish Hall;
the Chapel of Our Lady of Sorrows: a small Log Chapel; an underground replica of the
Holy Sepulcher; fourteen Stations of the Cross set in a wood; the Lourdes Grotto,
which recalls its French namesake; and a hillside construction, recalling the Agony
in the Garden, called Mt. Olivet (see site plan). The construction dates of the
buildings and shrines range from 1873 (Church of the Risen Savior) to 1950 (Holy
Sepulcher). Also included with boundaries of the Shrine are two small garage-sheds
west of the church. The grounds, buildings and structures are all in excellent
condition. Most of the area is open to the passing traveler and special pilgrimage
observances are held twice a year." ~ NRHP Nomination Form