Chair of Greater Oklahoma City Chamber | Greater Oklahoma City Chamber
Chair of Greater Oklahoma City Chamber | Greater Oklahoma City Chamber
Catholics and non-Catholics alike – some from other states and nations – came together in February to dedicate the Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine in South Oklahoma City. The ceremony marked the first time the general public has been allowed to enter the facility.
The shrine, which took about three years to build at a cost of more than $40 million, honors the life of Father Stanley Rother, who was murdered by unknown assailants in Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala, in 1981 where he served as a missionary priest until his death. The Catholic Church recognized Rother as the first U.S.-born martyr for the faith and subsequently beatified the Okarche, Okla., native in 2016.
Officials see the opening of the shrine, which is now the largest Catholic church in Oklahoma, as a much larger and much needed place to worship for Catholics across Oklahoma City, especially for the metro’s growing Hispanic population. They also expect the shrine to serve as a place of pilgrimage for Catholics across the U.S. and around the globe.
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