Schoenstatt Shrine
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The Schoenstatt Shrine is a fundamental part of the Apostolic movement
founded by Josef Kentenich in Germany in 1914, a place where the Virgin Mary is invited for protection and influence.
A central point in the movement's dynamics and faith is the devotion to the Shrine, based on the first shrine in Schoenstatt where the movement started with a special devotion to Mary and of which there are dozens of replicas around the world.
Schoenstatt Movement
The Apostolic Movement of Schoenstatt is a Roman Catholic Marian Movement founded in Germany in 1914 by Father Joseph Kentenich. Fr. Kentenich saw the movement as being a means of spiritual renewal in the Catholic Church...
founded by Josef Kentenich in Germany in 1914, a place where the Virgin Mary is invited for protection and influence.
A central point in the movement's dynamics and faith is the devotion to the Shrine, based on the first shrine in Schoenstatt where the movement started with a special devotion to Mary and of which there are dozens of replicas around the world.