Old Image, New Niche; Cathedral to Display 'Our Lady of Altagracia'

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An image of Our Lady of Altagracia, patroness of the island of Hispaniola, has been placed in a niche at Milwaukee's Catholic cathedral and will be blessed by Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan at the 8 a.m. Mass on her feast day, Jan. 21.

Millions of the island's inhabitants in the Dominican Republic and Haiti revere this portrayal of the Virgin Mary as much as Mexicans do Our Lady of Guadalupe, said Sister Rosemary Huddleston, a Sinsinawa Dominican who is international mission coordinator for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee.

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Old Image, New Niche; Cathedral to Display 'Our Lady of Altagracia'

At the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, 812 N. Jackson St., the image also will serve as a reminder of the 25-year relationship t...

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