This is not at all uncommon for Anglican churches. Though in this country you'll see that a lot more in the northern states than down south. The north tends to be more "Anglo-Catholic" than the south. Most every Episcopal church that I saw when I was growing up had a Marian shrine. Our Lady of Walsingham (that would be Walsingham, England) is a very popular pilgrim destination for Anglicans. We use water from the shrine in our healing prayers in our parish here in lil' ol' Iowa.
We use water from the shrine in our healing prayers in our parish here in lil' ol' Iowa.Do the Anglo-Catholic churches also have relics in their altars? (The altars of Roman Catholic churches are supposed to contain relics of the saint whose name the church bears. For example, I grew up in St. Joan of Arc parish whose altar contained an article of her clothing in place of a piece of bone.)