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Word: keansburg (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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Those who have seen it say that in New Jersey a miracle has come to pass. In Keansburg is the little Catholic Church of St. Anne's. With its unadorned walls and severe arched windows it resembles a Spanish mission. Two days after Christmas Father Thomas Kearney was roused from his early morning slumber by a wild-eyed townsman who talked of visions. Together they went and stood before the church. On the door shimmered a soft image. A tender, shadowy face, slender hands and billowy robes were suggested in mottled luminescence. At dawn it disappeared. Thereafter the image...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Two Churches | 1/21/1929 | See Source »

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