Darien, Illinois - World's Largest Religious Wood Carving
- Address:
- 8501 Bailey Road, Darien, IL
- Directions:
- National Shrine of St. Therese. From Chicago, take I-55 South about 20 miles to Cass Avenue North. Turn left at Frontage Road light, follow road around until it turns into Bailey Road. Shrine will be on your right.
- Admission:
- Free.
- Hours:
- M-Su 10am-4pm. (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 630-969-4141
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Darien, Illinois - World's Largest Religious Wood Carving The National Shrine of St. Therese, located in suburban Chicago, has two very important distinctions. First, it is the home to the largest wood carving in the world, a depiction of the many stages of St. Therese's life.
In addition, the shrine holds five first-degree relics of St. Therese, the most interesting of which is an actual piece of St. Therese's flesh, preserved in a glass case along with bone fragments and other relics, just beneath the wood carving. [Matt B, 08/21/2008]
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