Carey in Wyandot County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Welcome to The Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation

Photographed by Craig Doda, February 25, 2022

1. Welcome to The Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation Marker

Inscription. Our Lady of Consolation Parish (originally St. Edward's) was founded in 1868. The statue of Our Lady of Consolation was brought from Luxembourg in 1875. On May 24, the statue was carried in solemn procession from nearby Frenchtown. The procession was untouched by the heavy rains that day. Once the statue entered the Church, the rains poured down heavily. From that time on, people have experienced consolation, healing and the power of Our Lady's heavenly intercession. Pope Leo XIII established the Confraternity of Our Lady of Consolation in 1878. The Conventional Franciscan friars have ministered here since 1912. Pope Paul VI made the Shrine a Minor Basilica in 1971.

May your visit here be blessed!

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is May 24, 1868.

Location. 40° 57.077′ N, 83° 23.206′ W. Marker is in Carey, Ohio, in Wyandot County. It is at the intersection of Clay Street and West Street, on the right when traveling west on Clay Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 322 West St, Carey

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OH 43316, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Till Plains.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: West End Elementary School (within shouting distance of this marker); The Original St. Edwards Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); To Religion Education And Patriotism (about 500 feet away); Carey Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Benches (approx. 0.4 miles away); Carey Korea & Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Carey World War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Carey Revolutionary Soldiers Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Carey.

National Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, February 25, 2022

2. National Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation

Shrine Park Altar image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, February 25, 2022

3. Shrine Park Altar

Credits. This page was last revised on June 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 17, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 626 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 17, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.