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The first prayer in America? The mystery behind Our Lady of the Runestone Church (Pilgrims of Hope)

Our Lady of the Runestone church sanctuary in Kensington. COURTESY ANTHONY GREEN Some 130 years before Christopher Columbus sailed across the Atlantic, America may have been visited by other Catholic explorers. They may have traveled to, of all places, what is now Douglas County in west-central Minnesota. Our Lady of the Runestone Church in Kensington — the world’s only church with this name — is a testament to a unique and enigmatic piece of Mi…
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