Lady of the New Millennium

St. John, Indiana, United States

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Our Lady of the New Millennium is a stainless-steel statue of the Virgin Mary at the Shrine of Christ's Passion, 10630 Wicker Avenue (US 41), St. John, Indiana. The shrine gives its height as more than 33 feet and its weight as four tons.

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A three-storey stainless-steel Virgin Mary now stands in northwest Indiana after a journey that was supposed to end in Chicago. The shrine describes it as more than 33 feet tall and four tons; WBEZ (2011) and the Chicago Catholic (2018) both gave 34 feet, and the Chicago Catholic gave a weight of 8,400 pounds.

WBEZ reported in 2011 that the statue was made in 1999 and had since toured Catholic parishes and tourist sites, including Chicago's Navy Pier. It was originally meant to be installed in Chicago; instead the artist's widow settled on an Indiana location. WBEZ said it was placed first in the parking lot of St. John the Evangelist Church, with a move to the Shrine of Christ's Passion expected about a year later. The statue spent about two years at the parish before being installed at the shrine, according to a 2018 Chicago Catholic report. WBEZ noted that the shrine already had a marble Marian statue, erected in the 1950s.

The statue now belongs to a larger site. The shrine says it is a multimedia destination on 30 acres, built around a half-mile pathway with 40 life-size bronze figures telling the Passion of Christ, with construction beginning in 2001. It lists Our Lady of the New Millennium among its attractions, alongside a Family Plaza, a depiction of Moses and Mount Sinai and a gift shop.

On a visit, check the shrine's hours: its website lists the Visitor Center and Gift Shoppe as open 10 AM to 5 PM daily, and says the pathway is open year-round, weather permitting.

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A large stainless-steel Marian statue among the attractions of the Shrine of Christ's Passion, St. John. The shrine's website (2026) lists the Visitor Center and Gift Shoppe as open 10 AM to 5 PM daily and the pathway as open year-round, weather permitting.

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Shrine of Christ's Passion, 10630 Wicker Avenue (US 41), St. John, Indiana, a religious site with its own Visitor Center. Hours and any admission arrangements are set by the shrine; the website lists 10 AM to 5 PM daily.

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