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OUR FACILITY & GROUNDS


The Ave Maria Retreat Center, nestled in among 125 heavily wooded acres, this beautiful retreat center property has been consecrated to Jesus through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, in union with St. Joseph. The center has the St. Joseph chapel, 2 kitchen areas, the Sacred Heart great room, 7 outdoor shrines, 17 indoor bedrooms, 4 family size cabins, a 5 acre fishing lake, a large grassy playground area with swings, St. Peter's fishing boathouse, a picnic pavilion by the St. Francis of Assisi fire pit area, the Blessed Giorgio Frassatti teen center, the Holy Family pavilion, and the St. Sebastian sand volleyball court. Future plans call for a horse barn with a dedicated 3 acre pasture area. 

LOCATION

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Ave Maria Retreat Center
27199 State Route One
Danville, IL 61834
(217) 759-7072


The Ave Maria Retreat Center is located 4.2 miles north of West Newell Road (Wal-Mart) on the east side of State Route One, north of Danville. We are:
• 3 hours south of Chicago, IL

• ​1 hour 45 minutes west of Indianapolis, IN
• 3 hours 45 minutes east of St. Louis, MO
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REFERENCES

Apostolate for Family Consecration,
​2011 Letter

Apostolate for Family Consecration,
​2009 Letter

Apostolate for Family Consecration,
​2006 Letter

Bishop's Commission on Women
in the Church and Society,
​2008 Letter
Community News,
​2006 Newspaper Article

Community News,
​2005 Newspaper Article

Congregation of Saint John,
2011 Letter​

Handwritten family, 2011 Letter

LifeTeen, 2011 Letter
Missionaries of the Holy Family,
2011 Letter

St. Anthony Catholic Church,
​2009 Letter

St. Anthony Catholic Church,
​2006 Letter

St. Anthony Catholic Church, ​Letter

St. Matthew Catholic Church, Letter
​Ave Maria Retreat Center is a private, independent retreat center for Roman Catholics, not affiliated with the Catholic Diocese of Peoria.
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