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The original parish church, the first church in Carey, began construction in 1868, under the direction of Father Edward
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is located above the narthex overlooking the sanctuary. The statue of Our Lady of
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invited the Conventual Franciscans of the Immaculate Conception Province in Syracuse, New York to take charge of the shrine.
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