National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows

National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows
38°33′30″N 90°05′17″W / 38.55833°N 90.08806°W / 38.55833; -90.08806
LocationBelleville, Illinois
CountryUnited States
DenominationCatholic
Religious instituteMissionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate
Websitesnows.org
History
StatusNational shrine
Founded1958

The National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows is a Catholic shrine to the Blessed Virgin Mary in Belleville, Illinois, nine miles southeast of St. Louis, Missouri. The Shrine's director is Father Mike Powell, OMI. The shrine is in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Belleville, but it is operated by the United States Province of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate. The Shrine name refers to the Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome, where legend says snow fell in the summertime.

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