"Pieta Chapel" Top 5 Page for this destination Iowa Off The Beaten Path Tip by deecat

At the top of the climb of The Way of the Cross, we were thrilled to find the Pieta Chapel [which is open daily]. It was built in 1885 with funds that were left by Father Flammang and was dedicated in this memory. This particular chapel was modeled after the Chapel du Bildchen in Vianden, Luxembourg.

Father served this parish starting in 1858. It's called "The Pieta Chapel" because it contains the statue of the Virgin Mary holding her dead son on her lap.

The Way of the Cross consists of 14 brick shines with 14 pictures [lithographs] that depict the 14 scenes from the day of the crucifixion of Christ.

This little chapel is just darling, and when you walk inside and see the blue walls, the Pieta, and read these lines, "Pardon the sheep and their not-so-clean habits [which you notice as you carefully walk the path]. They help keep the weeds and brush down", you just have to smile.