St. Joseph's College - Stations of the Cross - Rensselear, IN
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rogueblack
N 40° 55.173 W 087° 09.498
16T E 486670 N 4529838
Following the Stations of the Cross will lead you to the Lourdes Grotto with a cave housing a statue of Jesus at the Garden of Gethsemane.
Waymark Code: WM3G79
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 04/01/2008
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On the campus of St. Joseph's College on the south end of Rensselaer, Indiana is a small park. Within this small park are numerous little retreats and remembrances to loved ones, friends of the college and former students.
Visitors walk a carefully paved trail by St. Francis of Assissi and through a carefully crafted stone grotto that's over 100 years-old. The Lourdes Grotto depicts one of the eighteen moments when St. Bernadette was met by a vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The grotto includes a cave that houses a shrine with a marble statue of Christ at the Garden of Gethsemane.
After the Lourdes Grotto, visitors begin a journey through the twelve Stations of the Cross. Crafted carvings tell the story of the Passion in a circular path that will bring visitors back to Station 1 after they have stepped past Station 12. This place of circular beginning and end is marked by a plaque embedded in the path that reads:
Stations of the Cross
Erected in Memory of
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas W. Baechle
1951
Each bench has a dedication to a loved one or friend that visitors may contemplate as they rest along the walk. Parking is available many places throughout the campus and immediately on all sides of the park.
Date: 1951
Artist: Not listed
Materials: Not listed
Website: Not listed
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