On Wednesday, I joined a handful of parishioners from St. John the Evangelist, as well as others from the Cincinnati area, on a trek to the Land of Cross-Tipped Churches, West Central Ohio, and the home of the Maria Stein Shrine of the Holy Relics.
The shrine is located on what was once the motherhouse of the Sisters of the Precious Blood. The focus of the site changed many times through the years as the mission and direction of the sisters evolved.
In the 2000s, the site was restored and turned into the shrine and museum, where the sisters story is told.
The shrine has more than 1,200 relics from saints from all over the world, most of them first class. Its collection is one of the largest in the United States.
Pictured here is the Relic Chapel, bodily remains of St. Victoria, the Adoration Chapel. Finally, on a sadder note, is nearby St. John the Baptist Church, heavily damaged by fire earlier this year.
The shrine is one of three pilgrimage sites in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati during this Jubilee Year. If you’re ever in rural West Central Ohio, and why wouldn’t you be, I urge you to visit this wonderful site.
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