page_title: St. Mary's of the Barrens Catholic Church (Perryville, Missouri)
section_title: Grotto
hierarchical_section_title: St. Mary's of the Barrens Catholic Church (Perryville, Missouri) / Grotto
caption_attribution_description: English: Apostle of Charity Residence, St. Mary's of the Barrens Catholic Church (Perryville, Missouri). This retirement home serves retired priests.
context_page_description: St. Mary's of the Barrens Church is a Roman Catholic Church and former Seminary in Perryville, Missouri. St. Mary's is the historic seat of the American Vincentians and since its establishment in 1818 has served as an educational institution, a Vincentian house of formation, and a Vincentian community residence.
  The complex of eight contributing buildings, one contributing site, and two contributing structures was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995 as St. Mary's of the Barrens Historic District.
context_section_description: The Grotto of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal was built during World War I by the seminarians on the site of the stone quarry used to construct St. Mary's Church.  Construction began in June 1917 and was completed in November 1920.  A small outdoor chapel is recessed in the center of the grotto wall and contains a small altar made of fieldstone. In a small niche at the top of the grotto wall, above the small chapel, is a statue of our Lady of the Miraculous Medal.
caption: Apostle of Charity Residence
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