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Located about six miles east of Lake Wales, Florida, St. Anne des Lacs was a small rural shrine built in 1920s by French-speaking Catholics living on Lake St. Anne. The St. Anne Shrine was built of stone, a rarely used material in Florida. The shrine consisted of the church, and a number of elaborate statuary which formed the stations of the cross, spread through the surrounding woods along the trails. A statue of St. Anne stood on a raised platform in the middle of the lake. .Pilgrims used to come to the shrine from all over the state, sometimes thousands of people crowding the narrow road that led from the highway to the lake. The shrine was decorated with murals that depicted the scenes of the Holy Land, sculptures and paintings. The shrine was de-sanctified in the 1960s, and most contents of the shrine were removed while only some historical traces remain.

1207 St Anne Shrine Rd, Lake Wales, FL 33898

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