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Mount Carmel Shrine is a Roman Catholic landmark located 4.5 km (2.7 miles) north of the hamlet of Carmel in the Humboldt Rural Municipality No. 370,
Rock the Mount Event
{{coord, 52, 15, 53, N, 105, 21, 51, W, display=title, region:CA_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki Humboldt No. 370, Saskatchewan Roman Catholic shrines in Canada Shrines to the Virgin Mary Statues of the Madonna and Child Roman Catholic churches completed in 1939 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Canada
Mount Carmel Shrine is a Roman Catholic landmark located 4.5 km (2.7 miles) north of the hamlet of Carmel in the Humboldt Rural Municipality No. 370, Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada. It is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and to the south by the ...
, Canada
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. Located a top of a hill once known as ''Grosse Butte'' the shrine is dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, or Virgin of Carmel, is a Roman Catholic Titles of Mary, title of the Blessed Virgin Mary venerated as patron saint, patroness of the Carmelites, Carmelite Order.
The first Carmelites were Christian hermits living on M ...
.History
The land was donated to St. Peter's Abbey by John Bunko in 1921 and was dedicated in 1922 by the Abbot of St. Peter's. St. Mary under the title of Our Lady of Mount Carmel became the patroness and protectress of St. Peter's Colony, an area of 50 townships where a large number of German speaking Catholics had settled. In 1928 a 14 feet high foundation was built by Antonio Molaro for the eight feet high white marble statue of Mary holding the infant Jesus imported from Italy. Molaro also built the chapel and altar at the base of the hill in 1938 and the fourteen stations of the Cross leading up to the shrine in 1939.Pilgrimage
An annual pilgrimage has been held on the site since 1922. From 1922 to 1954 five to six thousand pilgrims were taking part each year with the exception of 1948 when an estimated 12,000 people attended during the Family Rosary Crusade. On July 22, 2012 on the 90th annual pilgrimage to the shrine over 450 pilgrims attended. Beginning Aug 17, 2002, as a followup to world youth day in Toronto, a one-day Catholic youth rally is held annually. Called ''Rock the Mount'', it draws young people and families from across the prairie provinces.
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Rock the Mount Event
{{coord, 52, 15, 53, N, 105, 21, 51, W, display=title, region:CA_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki Humboldt No. 370, Saskatchewan Roman Catholic shrines in Canada Shrines to the Virgin Mary Statues of the Madonna and Child Roman Catholic churches completed in 1939 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Canada