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International Shrine of the Father Kingdom, Waukesha, Wiscon
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Schoenstatt Shrine in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Schoenstatt is a Catholic Marian Movement started by Father Joseph Kentenich in 1914, in Germany. The first shrine was built in Germany, and all of the shrines around the world are an exact replica on the inside as the first one. When the Nazis exiled Fr. Kentenich to the USA, he went to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and continued his order there. A shrine was built there and later in 5 (I believe) other places in the USA, including Staten Island, New York; Sleepy Eye, Minnesota; and Waukesha, Wisconsin. There are over 180 replicas of the Original Shrine in the world, including Puerto Rico; Rome, Italy; and Cologne, Germany. This particular Shrine is in the care and on the lands of a division of Schoenstatt (German for "beautiful place"), the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary. Besides the Shrine on the Sisters' land is a Retreat Center, which I frequently visit, the house in which Fr. Kentenich lived during his exile in the USA, and the Province House, where all of the Sisters, excluding a few who maintain the Retreat Center, live. If I can manage to get a better picture of the Shrine, and a good picture of the inside of the Shrine next time I visit, I'll post it on here. That ^ is just a brief history of Schoenstatt, and if anyone would like to know more either pm me, post here, or on my user page, and I'll try to get many more details for you. -Rose

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::soulspin
04/03/06 10:26 PM GMT
It's unfortunate that the sun wasn't shining on the shrine...Do you know any history behind the shrine? That might be neat to add to the description. Thanks for sharing!
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.Roses90034
04/03/06 11:29 PM GMT
Heh, I know quite a bit. Thanks for the suggestion, I'll do that. That sun never reallly shines on the shrine, at least, I've never seen it do so, and I've seen it at almost all times of the day. They're used to be ivy covering the whole face of the shrine, but they cut it down. Sooner or later it may grow back. :-p Thanks for the comment.
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::MellodySmiles
04/04/06 1:47 AM GMT
Very lovely and I so enjoyed reading your comments and learning a bit about this place. Well done!
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::farmgirl_pml
04/04/06 5:02 AM GMT
Very nice capture & well composed. Your narration about the shrine was very interesting.
Thanks for sharing...good work.
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.Roses90034
04/04/06 6:25 PM GMT
Thanks, everyone, I'm glad that you like it, and that the despcription was interesting.
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::soulspin
04/05/06 8:59 PM GMT
Thanks for the history Rose. Fascinating!
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.Roses90034
04/05/06 9:47 PM GMT
You're Welcome. :-)
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Banphrionsa225
11/06/07 2:34 AM GMT
Lovely is the perfect word to describe this picture. I used to go to Schoenstatt camp every summer in Sleepy Eye, and this is exactly how I remember the chapel. Nice job.
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