The Ave Maria Grotto

artist: Brother Joseph Zoettl (1878 - 1961)
built: 1912 - 1958
where: 1600 St. Bernard Drive, Cullman, Alabama
status: open to the public
Ave Maria Grotto web info
1928 newspaper article
1949 newspaper article


On your next vacation, see the Vatican, the Colosseum, Lourdes, and the Alamo; visit Cullman, Alabama.



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Fall 2008 visit


















vintage postcards





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