The Grotto

The National Sanctuary of our Sorrowful Mother, popularly known as The Grotto, is a Catholic outdoor altar and sanctuary located in the Madison South district of Portland, Oregon, United States.

Type: Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Description: 62-acre Roman Catholic sanctuary in Portland, Oregon
Also known as: “National Sanctuary of our Sorrowful Mother”
Address: 8840 Northeast Skidmore Street, Portland, OR 97220

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Portland Bible College and Parkrose/Sumner Transit Center.

Portland Bible College

College

Portland Bible College is a four-year Bible college in Portland, Oregon, United States that offers theological and church ministry degrees. It was founded in 1967 and is associated with Mannahouse Church, which is associated with Ministers Fellowship International. Portland Bible College is situated 1,900 feet southeast of The Grotto.

Parkrose/Sumner Transit Center

Bus station

Photo: Electro Ultra 217, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Parkrose/Sumner Transit Center is a TriMet transit center and light rail station on the MAX Red Line in Portland, Oregon. It is the fourth stop north on the Airport MAX branch, and consists of an island platform in the median of Interstate 205. Parkrose/Sumner Transit Center is situated 2,500 feet northeast of The Grotto.

Rocky Butte

Peak

Photo: USGS, Public domain.

Rocky Butte is an extinct cinder cone butte in Portland, Oregon, United States. It is also part of the Boring Lava Field, a group of volcanic vents and lava flows throughout Oregon and Washington state.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sumner and Maywood Park.

Sumner

Suburb

Sumner is a neighborhood in the Northeast section of Portland, Oregon, including the portion of the city of Maywood Park west of Interstate 205. The area includes Portland International Airport at its northern extreme but there are no residences surrounding it.

Maywood Park

Village

Photo: Tedder, CC BY 3.0.

Maywood Park is a city in Multnomah County, Oregon, United States. An enclave within the city of Portland, the residents of the city voted to incorporate in 1967 in an unsuccessful attempt to stop the construction of Interstate 205.

Madison South

Suburb

Madison South is a neighborhood in the Northeast section of Portland, Oregon. It is bordered by the Roseway, Sumner, Cully, Parkrose, Montavilla, and Rose City Park neighborhoods, and by the enclave city of Maywood Park.

The Grotto

Categories: shrine, national shrine, building, chapel, place of worship, and religion
Location: Multnomah, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

45.55322° or 45° 33′ 12″ north

Longitude

-122.57087° or 122° 34′ 15″ west

Elevation

190 feet (58 metres)

Open location code

84QVHC3H+7M

OpenStreetMap ID

way 297767361

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=chapel

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=roman_catholic

GeoNames ID

11818369

Wikidata ID

Q7738354

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“The Grotto” goes by many names.

French: “Grotte de Portland”
French: “sanctuaire Notre-Douloureuse-Mère”
French: “Sanctuaire Notre-Mère-des-Douleurs de Portland”
French: “sanctuaire Notre-Mère-Endolorie”
French: “The Grotto”

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