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==Religious grottoes == [[File:Marian grotto with a lily pond in San Thome Basilica, Chennai.jpg|thumb|Marian grotto with a lily pond in [[San Thome Basilica|San Thome Basilica, Chennai]]]] [[File:Gua Maria Gereja Santa.jpg|thumb|Modern Marian grotto at a church in [[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]]]] Today, artificial grottoes are purchased and built for ornamental and devotional purposes. They are often used as [[shrine]]s in which to place statues of saints, particularly the [[Mary, mother of Jesus|Virgin Mary]], in outdoor gardens. Many [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholics]] visit a grotto where [[Bernadette Soubirous]] saw apparitions of [[Our Lady of Lourdes]]. Numerous garden shrines are modeled after these apparitions. They can commonly be found displayed in gardens and [[church architecture|churches]], among other places (see [[Lourdes grotto]]). The largest grotto is believed to be the [[Grotto of the Redemption]] in [[West Bend, Iowa]].
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