Grotto: Our Lady of Lourdes - Fairbanks, Alaska
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BruceS
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Grotto with religious figures on the grounds of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Waymark Code: WMB8Z9
Location: Alaska, United States
Date Posted: 04/20/2011
Views: 5
Stone grotto with a standing statue of the Virgin Mary and a kneeling statue of St. Bernadette. The figures are replacements for earlier ones which were destroyed by vandals in 1993. The grotto and figures previously stood in front of the St. Joseph's Hospital (from 1941 to 1968) and were moved to the church in 1968 when the hospital was closed.
TITLE: Grotto: Our Lady of Lourdes
ARTIST(S): Unknown
DATE: New figured installed 1993
MEDIUM: Sculpture: ceramic; Base: stone.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS AK000162
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PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Immaculate Conception Church
115 North Cushman Street
Fairbanks, Alaska
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
None noted
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