Belleville, Illinois - Millennium Spire
- Address:
- 442 S. De Mazenod Drive, Belleville, IL [Show Map]
- Directions:
- I-255 exit 17A. Drive Southeast on Hwy 15 a little over a mile. The Shrine will be on the right. Enter, bear right onto De Mazenod Drive, then turn left onto Guild Drive to the Spire.
- Phone:
- 618-397-1162
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The interesting thing about the Millennium Spire is that it is outfitted with LED lights capable of transmitting prayers to God. Worshipers submit their prayers to the shrine to be entered into a computer, which translates the prayers into binary code so the LED lights can beam them to heaven. (Apparently this was designed with an eye toward the geekier parishioners who secretly believe Bill Gates might be God. ...) [Emily Priddy, 02/15/2000]
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