Paul Dobberstein

Paul Edward Dobberstein, age 61, Wildwood, MO View Details

Cities: Newmarket NH, Ann Arbor MI, Chicago IL Possible Relatives: Rachel Anna Bryant, Andria Lord Dobberstein, Jonathan Andrew Dobberstein

Paul L Dobberstein, age 85, Saint Louis, MO View Details

Cities: Newmarket NH, Ann Arbor MI, Chicago IL Possible Relatives: Rachel Anna Bryant, Andria Lord Dobberstein, Jonathan Andrew Dobberstein

Paul L Dobberstein, age 58 View Details

Address:***** Rue Claudine, Bonne Terre, MO. Phone Number: (573) 450-****

Paul E Dobberstein, age 61 View Details

Address:***** Lockport Dr, Bridgeton, MO. Phone Number: (817) 307-****

Paul L Dobberstein, age 40s, Saint Louis, MO View Details

Locations: Saint Louis MO Possible Relatives: Irene R Dobberstein, Judith A Dobberstein, Paul L Dobberstein

Paul E Dobberstein, age 50s, Lexington Park, MD View Details

Locations: Lexington Park MD, O Fallon MO, Fort Worth TX Possible Relatives: Myron Wesley Dobberstein, Pamela Dobberstein, Phyllis E Dobberstein

Paul Edward Dobberstein, age 59, Ballwin, MO View Details

Cities: Ballwin MO, Fort Worth TX, Saratoga Springs UT Possible Relatives: Brooke Dobberstein, Lorraine T Dobberstein, Myron Wesley Dobberstein

Paul J Dobberstein, age 83, Saint Louis, MO View Details

Cities: Saint Louis MO, Bonne Terre MO, Leadwood MO Possible Relatives: Bryan Scott Dobberstein, Eric M Dobberstein, Irene R Dobberstein

History of The Shrine of the Grotto of the Redemption - West Bend • westbendgrotto.com

Dobberstein worked with Father Greving and Matt Szerensce on the Grotto of the Redemption for another eight years. Rev. Paul Dobberstein, the creator and builder of the famous Grottos at West Bend, Iowa laid down his trowel on July 24, 1954, at 7:25 p. m.

Grotto of the Redemption - Wikipedia • wikipedia.org

Father Paul Dobberstein was a German immigrant ordained in 1897. [8] He became critically ill with pneumonia and promised to build a shrine to the Virgin Mary if she interceded for him. [9][10] After his recovery, he began stockpiling rocks and precious stones. [11] Construction of the Grotto began in 1912 [11][12] and continued year round for 42 years. Father Dobberstein used the knowledge ...

Father Paul Dobberstein's Grotto of the Redemption • atlasobscura.com

Father Paul Dobberstein promised that if he survived, he would build a great shrine to the Virgin Mary. He lived, and completed his end of the bargain by building the massive Grotto of the Redemption.

The Shrine of the Grotto of the Redemption | West Bend, Iowa • westbendgrotto.com

Father Paul Matthias Dobberstein was born in Rosenfeld, Germany on September 21, 1872. He received part of his early education at the University of Deitsche-Krone in Germany.

Rev Fr Paul Mathias Dobberstein (1872-1954) - Find a Grave • findagrave.com

From Grotto of the Redemption, West Bend Iowa About the Artist Rev. Father Paul Matthias Dobberstein was born in Rosenfeld, Germany on September 21, 1872. He received part of his early education at the University of Deitsche-Krone in Germany. When Paul was 20 years old he immigrated to America. On coming to America he...

Photos: Inside Iowa's Grotto of the Redemption in West Bend • desmoinesregister.com

The Rev. Paul Matthias Dobberstein (1872-1954) kept a promise to God and at the same time created one of Iowa's top tourist attractions: the Grotto of the Redemption at West Bend, a depiction in ...

Shrine of the Grotto of the Redemption - Rock & Gem Magazine • rockngem.com

The Shrine of the Grotto of the Redemption, nestled in the heart of the northern Iowa town of West Bend, is the largest manmade grotto in the world and is regarded as the world's most complete assemblage of minerals, fossils, shells, and petrifications in one location. It was the brainchild of Father Paul Matthias Dobberstein (1872-1954), a German-American priest, architect, and arguably ...

Iowa History Daily: June 30 - Father Paul Dobberstein's Shrine • notesoniowa.com

Iowa History Daily: On June 30, 1872 Father Paul Dobberstein was born. Builder of the incredibly intricate Shrine of the Grotto of the Redemption in West Bend, Dobberstein constructed the shrine of stones, minerals, and petrifications believed to be the largest grotto in the world.

The Grotto of the Redemption | SPACES Archives • spacesarchives.org

Dobberstein was a connoisseur of fine minerals, and his vision for the grotto demanded an enormous quantity and variety of select stones and rocks, which required finding, excavating, and transporting many truckloads and train-car loads of geological treasures from various distant sources to West Bend.