page_title: Maria Stein, Ohio
hierarchical_section_title: Maria Stein, Ohio
caption_attribution_description: English: Typical 19th Century German Farm House in Maria Stein, OH on Minster-Ft Recovery Rd near intersection of Minster-Ft Recovery Rd and Mercer-Darke County Line Rd
context_page_description: Maria Stein is an unincorporated community in central Marion Township, Mercer County, Ohio, United States. The community and the Maria Stein Convent lie at the center of the area known as the Land of the Cross-Tipped Churches, where a missionary priest, Father Francis de Sales Brunner, established a number of parishes for German Catholics.
context_section_description: Maria Stein (German, literally Mary's stone or "Mary of the Rock") is an unincorporated community in central Marion Township, Mercer County, Ohio, United States.  The community and the Maria Stein Convent lie at the center of the area known as the Land of the Cross-Tipped Churches, where a missionary priest, Father Francis de Sales Brunner, established a number of parishes for German Catholics.
caption: 19th-century farm house in Maria Stein
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