Colorado Springs, Colorado: Shrine of the Miracle Rose Lady
Rose Arveson died in 1963. Her daughters said that six roses left on her coffin came back to life and had healing powers. They claimed their mom was a saint, and built an elaborate outdoor shrine.
- Address:
- W. Pikes Peak Ave., Colorado Springs, CO
- Directions:
- On the west edge of the city, on the north side of W. Pikes Peak Ave. just east of its intersection with N. 36th St. I-25 exit 141. Drive west on US 24/Midland Expy for a little over three miles. After you cross 31st St. (stoplight), drive a little further and turn right onto Ridge Rd. Cross Colorado Ave., then immediately turn left onto Pikes Peak Ave. Drive one block and the Shrine will be on the right, at the corner of 36th St.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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Shrine of the Miracle Rose Lady We went to Garden of the Gods and decided, since the shrine was about 1.7 miles away, we would go look. It was marked by a kind of hard-to-see, dark metal arch sign. There is a pretty large (for a residential home) statue of a saint with a loving description of the Miracle Rosie lady.
You have to walk up a hill to get to the rest of the shrine. The rest of the shrine is a sheltered mosaic of a woman, supposedly the Miracle Rose Lady. It is interesting and pretty in a folk art kind of way. We also noticed a letter from Ronald Reagan at the shrine.
One thing that might be useful, it says beware of dog (if you set off an alarm that won't go off if you just see the shrine) but you should really beware of dog poop. All in all it was alright.
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Rose Arveson died in 1963. Her daughters said that six roses left on her coffin came back to life and had wondrous healing powers. Regarding their mom as a saint, they built this elaborate outdoor shrine. The tabloids used to report on miraculous cures brought on by roses shipped by mail from the Saint Rose E. Arveson Shrine, and believers would make the pilgrimage. This was years ago, and traffic is down. Considerably.