A bathtub Madonna (also known as a lawn shrine, Mary on the half shell, bathtub Mary, bathtub Virgin, and bathtub shrine) is an artificial grotto typically framing Our Lady of Lourdes, commonly found in Catholic regions of the U.S. == Variations == These shrines most often house a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary but sometimes hold the image of another Catholic saint or of the Sacred Heart. Infrequently, more than one Saint is represented.
A bathtub Madonna (also known as a lawn shrine, Mary on the half shell, bathtub Mary, bathtub Virgin, and bathtub shrine) is an artificial grotto typically framing Our Lady of Lourdes, commonly found in Catholic regions of the U.S. == Variations == These shrines most often house a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary but sometimes hold the image of another Catholic saint or of the Sacred Heart. Infrequently, more than one Saint is represented.
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