In November 1843, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin and Sister Mary Cecilia Bailly were returning from France with three French postulants after a fundraising trip. The five were sailing on the Nashville when it crossed paths with a violent storm. The sisters prayed to the Blessed Virgin Mary and to Saint Anne for safety. After returning safely to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Saint Mother Theodore had a small log chapel built in honor of Saint Anne on a small knoll in the forest near the Motherhouse. The chapel was completed in 1844. After many years, the log structure began to give way. General Superior Mother Mary Ephrem Glenn commissioned a stone chapel be built on the same site with the same dimensions. The new chapel was to be called the Shrine of Saint Anne, but is known as the Saint Anne Shell Chapel. It was consecrated on July 25, 1876.
Video by: Chris McLaughlin - 11/22/2025
Store taken from : spsmw.org Saint-Anne-Shell-Chapel
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