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July 29, 2017

St. Peter’s Colony pilgrimage marks centennial

The image of the Virgin Mary is set in the grotto at St. Peter’s Colony. The shrine is celebrating its centennial year.

REGINA, SASK. – As preparations during the First World War for an allied offensive against the German Empire were underway in Europe during the summer of 1917, residents of Regina were convinced that German-speaking immigrants in nearby St. Peter’s Colony were preparing to attack the Prairie city.

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