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Lourdes Grotto Berschis

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Lourdes Grotto Berschis

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Lourdes Grotto Berschis

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Location: Walenstadt, Sarganserland, St. Gallen, Eastern Switzerland, Switzerland

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1. Berschnerfall – Path to the Waterfall loop from Berschis

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2. Berschnerfall – Path to the Waterfall loop from Flums

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3. Walenstadt Church Tower – Path to the Waterfall loop from Walenstadt

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Paul

May 17, 2024

Lourdes Grotto, Berschis from 1921
Out of the gratitude of the population that Berschis had been spared from foot-and-mouth disease and at the suggestion of Abbot Joseph Mariétan of St. Maurice, the Lourdes Grotto in the Holy Grove was built in 1921, largely through forced labor. On the Assumption of Mary in 1921, it was ceremoniously consecrated by the Bishop of Bethlehem in front of numerous believers who had traveled from all over Sarganserland. The white Madonna, which stands above the altar, was a gift from herbalist Johann Künzle. An artfully forged grille secures the sanctuary. The well-maintained grotto, located a little off the road, invites you to pray silently.
Consecration: August 15, 1921
Text / Source: Walensee pastoral unit
sesowa.ch/berschis-tscherlach/kirchen-kapellen

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Roger Eggenberger 🐾👣

December 4, 2024

Nice entertainment, with some seats

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Location: Walenstadt, Sarganserland, St. Gallen, Eastern Switzerland, Switzerland

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Lourdes Grotto Berschis

1. Berschnerfall – Path to the Waterfall loop from Berschis

2. Berschnerfall – Path to the Waterfall loop from Flums

3. Walenstadt Church Tower – Path to the Waterfall loop from Walenstadt

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