Shrine and Garden of Our Lady of Mariapocs, Cambria City

Shrine and Garden of Our Lady of Mariapocs, Cambria City Stella, Property Development and Event Production is honored to have created this place of peace, reflection and welcome. Parishioners of both parishes, St.

While there are many prayer and reflection areas of the Shrine and Garden (the Stations of the Cross, The Grotto of the Infant of Prague, The Wall of Saints and the Arch of St. Michael the Archangel) the prominent feature of the garden is the Shrine to Our Lady of Mariapocs. This icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary was chosen for its cultural significance and connection to the heritage of Cambria City

. The icon, originating in the city of Mariapocs, Hungary, faces the site of the former St. Emerich’s Magyar (Hungarian) Roman Catholic Church. The original Our Lady of Mariapocs icon is also of great importance to the Carpatho-Rusyn and Byzantine Catholic people of Hungary. She is invoked for the unity of all people, but especially the Latin and Byzantine Rites of the Catholic Church, both of which are present in Cambria City. Mary’s Byzantine Catholic and Resurrection Roman Catholic, frequent the Shrine. Many of the original immigrants who founded St. Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Church were from the area of Hungary around Mariapocs. There are currently descendants of immigrants who lived in the village of Mariapocs living in our neighborhood to this day. The sign above the gate of the garden is the city crest of Mariapocs, Hungary. A very special part of the garden is Our Lady's Peach Tree. It has become a part of the beauty of Mariapocs, dedicated to Our Lady and graced with a print of Joseph Michael Stella's painting, The Virgin*, these white peaches are harvested and freely shared with visitors to the Shrine and churches around our region to be blessed and distributed. It symbolizes the grace of harvest and blessings being shared with others. In 2019, over 1000 peaches came from the tree. While a late frost killed the peach buds in 2020, the tree did produce three offspring that are now being nurtured to create a row of Our Lady's Peaches.

*The Virgin is a painting that enshrines the Blessed Mother with peach blossoms and other flowers. The artist's name is special since it shares our company's namesake, Stella, and her husband's name, Michael Joseph. A sign of things that are meant to be. The Infant of Prague is a cherished devotion across many cultures. Inspired by a visit to the Grotto of the Redemption in West Bend, Iowa, this grotto has been lovingly built and created from a myriad of bricks, rocks and glass from various important buildings and locations, including the Casimir Cultural Center (the former St. Casimir's Polish Catholic Church), the former St. Brigid's Catholic School in Lilly, and brick that survived the fire at St. Brigid's Catholic Church, Lilly in 1971. For more information about the Shrine, please visit our website.

✨Light in Darkness…Prayers to the Queen of Peace✨Our Lady of Mariapocs, Pray for Us!-April 12, 2025✨🕊️✨🕊️✨
04/13/2026

✨Light in Darkness…Prayers to the Queen of Peace✨

Our Lady of Mariapocs, Pray for Us!

-April 12, 2025

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✨☦️Christos Voskrese!☦️✨✨✝️Christ is Risen!✝️✨With the Blessed Mother…let us rejoice in the Resurrection of her Son!Bles...
04/05/2026

✨☦️Christos Voskrese!☦️✨
✨✝️Christ is Risen!✝️✨

With the Blessed Mother…let us rejoice in the Resurrection of her Son!

Blessed and Happy Easter to you and your families.

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The Shrine and Garden of Our Lady of Mariapocs, Cambria City is ready to welcome everyone to the SundayMarket! Many new ...
05/24/2025

The Shrine and Garden of Our Lady of Mariapocs, Cambria City is ready to welcome everyone to the SundayMarket!

Many new additions and renovations have been done to the Garden. But its peace and beauty always remain.

Visit during the Market or anytime…all are welcome!

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🕊️Rest in Peace, Pope Francis🕊️“The Blessed Virgin is she who goes before us on the journey, reminding us all that our l...
04/24/2025

🕊️Rest in Peace, Pope Francis🕊️

“The Blessed Virgin is she who goes before us on the journey, reminding us all that our life is also a continuous journey toward the horizon of the final encounter with the Lord.” - Pope Francis

The memorial to Pope Francis will be at the Shrine throughout the remainder of the week and weekend.

As always, All Are Welcome to the Shrine.

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✨☦️Christos Voskrese!☦️✨✨✝️Christ is Risen!✝️✨A Blessed and Peaceful Easter to everyone! ✨🕊️✨🕊️✨
04/20/2025

✨☦️Christos Voskrese!☦️✨
✨✝️Christ is Risen!✝️✨

A Blessed and Peaceful Easter to everyone!

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The Shrine and Garden are in full bloom!A place for prayer, meditation and peace.With the CambriaCity EthnicFestival thi...
08/29/2024

The Shrine and Garden are in full bloom!

A place for prayer, meditation and peace.

With the CambriaCity EthnicFestival this weekend, may Our Lady of Mariapocs watch over everyone in our neighborhood…we are grateful for her intercession and protection.✨

Have a wonderful weekend and festival!

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✨The first day of Summer.✨✨🌞🕊️🌞✨
06/20/2024

✨The first day of Summer.✨

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The Shrine is in full Spring and early Summer bloom! A beautiful place to find the peaceful and prayerful quiet of natur...
05/25/2024

The Shrine is in full Spring and early Summer bloom!

A beautiful place to find the peaceful and prayerful quiet of nature.

Visit the other garden areas of Stella, Property Development and Event Production…the Stella Immacolata and the Saint Anthony Shrine.

The roses at St. Anthony are bountiful and fragrant! The lavender of the Stella Immacolata is about to bloom…nature at its best.

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✨🕊️Christos Voskrese!🕊️✨The Garden is blooming for Easter! ✨🕊️💐🕊️✨
03/31/2024

✨🕊️Christos Voskrese!🕊️✨

The Garden is blooming for Easter!

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03/31/2024

✨🕊️Christ is Risen! Christos Voskrese!🕊️✨

A Blessed Easter to everyone! The Garden is blooming with daffodils, hyacinths and Our Lady’s Peach Tree is blossoming…celebrating the season of new life!

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We are honored that the willow grown at the Shrine and Garden was used for the Palms and Willows given at St. Mary’s Byz...
03/24/2024

We are honored that the willow grown at the Shrine and Garden was used for the Palms and Willows given at St. Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Church in our neighborhood of Cambria City in commemoration of Palm/Flowery Sunday.

The bushes have taken a few years to mature so that we could have enough to distribute and this was the first year that we had an abundance to harvest.

May this be the beginning of a Blessed Holy Week and joyous celebration of Easter!

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This season’s first snow at the Shrine and Garden. ✨🍁🕊️❄️✨
11/03/2023

This season’s first snow at the Shrine and Garden.

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