Reward, Saskatchewan

Reward is a hamlet in Saskatchewan within the rural municipality of Grass Lake No. 381.[1] It is located 26 km (16 miles) north of Luseland on Grid Road 675.

Reward
Location of Reward in Saskatchewan

3 km south of Reward on Grid 675 is the site of the Shrine of the Holy Rosary.[2] The site has been the location of an annual pilgrimage since 1932.[3][4] About 3,000 people participated in the first pilgrimage.[5] Holy Rosary Church built from 1918 to 1920 features works by the artist Count Berthold von Imhoff.[6]

The Roman Catholic church, shrine and cemetery of the Holy Rosary is a Municipal Heritage Property and was listed on the Canadian Register in 2006.[7]

Coordinates of Holy Rosary Church 52°16′5.55″N 109°21′38.32″W

References
  1. "RM of GRASS LAKE No. 381". Retrieved 2012-12-10.
  2. "Tourism Saskatchewan(Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, Reward, 1932)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-03-26. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
  3. "The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan (Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, Reward, 1932)". Retrieved 2012-12-08.
  4. "Shrine Reward: Holy Rosary Shrine 1932". Retrieved 2012-12-08.
  5. "Saskatchewan's Marian Shrines". Retrieved 2013-01-02.
  6. "Holy Rosary Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-12-08.
  7. "Canada's Historic Places (Holy Rosary Shrine)". Retrieved 2012-12-10.


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