National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes
16300 Old Emmitsburg Road | Emmitsburg, MD 21727
Map & Directions | admissions@msmary.edu | 301-447-6122The Grotto Cave, a replica of the Lourdes setting, was begun in 1875 by the Rev. John Waterson, president of Mount St. Mary’s College. Msgr. James Dunn of Meadville, Pa., donated the lovely statue in the niche in 1891.