About Our Lady Queen of Peace Shrine in New Castle, Delaware:
Our Blessed Mother is honored with a magnificent 33-foot stainless steel statue by world renown sculptor Charles C. Parks.
commissioned in 1982 by Father John J. Sweeney, pastor of the Our Lady of Peace Parish in Santa Clara, California. Mr. Parks’ studio is located in Wilmington, Delaware, and because of the tremendous interest in the Madonna, the statue was displayed in Rodney Square in center city Wilmington before it was moved to a permanent site in California. Thousands of people from up and down the East Coast came to view this awesome statue of Mary and were saddened when She left the Wilmington area.
Then in 1998, a man from Chicago commissioned Charles Parks to build another breathtaking statue of Our Lady of the Millennium. This time the Madonna was again temporarily exhibited on the newly developed Riverfront in Wilmington where throngs of people viewed Her before She was taken to Her permanent site in Chicago.
The desire to have a sculpture of Our Lady by Charles C. Parks grew in the hearts of many people who viewed the statue in Rodney Square and the Riverfront and culminated into an organized commitment to have a “Mary of our own” in Delaware.
Over 500,000 rosaries were prayed to help accomplish this goal. Through these prayers and help from all those who are devoted to Mary, the Mother of God, a beautiful shrine was erected to remind everyone of Mary’s love and to offer us hope for peace throughout the world. She is called “Our Lady Queen of Peace.” You can read the full story on their website listed below.
The Shrine of Our Lady, Queen of Peace, was dedicated by Bishop Michael Saltarelli, on Saturday, May 26, 2007. It stands alongside Holy Spirit Church and is visible to all who travel over the Delaware Memorial Bridge and Interstate 295.
Click here for the official website of Our Lady Queen of Peace Shrine in Newcastle, Delaware:
Traveling to Our Lady Queen of Peace Shrine in New Castle, Delaware:
Newcastle is located on the Delaware River, about six miles south of Wilmington. Our Lady Queen of Peace Shrine is adjacent to Saint Peter the Apostle Church in Newcastle.
Address: 521 Harmony Street, Historic New Castle, Delaware 19720
Tel: (302) 328 – 2335