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Home Mystery surrounds rare Catholic shrine in southern West Virginia Relic of Saint Anthony of Padua

Relic of Saint Anthony of Padua

A statue of Saint Anthony of Padua stands outside Saint Anthony's Shrine at Boomer, West Virginia .

Some relic of the body of Saint Anthony is preserved within this reliquary within Saint Anthony's Shrine at Boomer, West Virginia.

Saint Anthony's Shrine, Boomer, West Virginia

Saint Anthony of Padua cradling the Christ Child

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