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San Miguel Chapel, is a Spanish colonial mission church in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Originally built around 1610, it is often referred to as the oldest church building in the continental United States. The church was rebuilt twice, once in the mid to late 17th century, and again in 1710 following the Pueblo Revolt .
The Spanish Missions in New Mexico were a series of religious outposts in the Province of Santa Fe de Nuevo México — present day New Mexico.They were established by Franciscan friars under charter from the monarchs of the Spanish Empire and the government of the Viceroyalty of New Spain in a policy called Reductions to facilitate the conversion of Native Americans into Christianity.
San Miguel Mission: 401 Old Santa Fe Trl, Santa Fe The oldest Catholic church in the continental United States. First built between 1610 and 1626; rebuilt in 1710; part of the Barrio De Analco Historic District, a National Historic Landmark [126] [127] Santa Clara Mission Santa Clara Pueblo: Originally built in 1758 [128]
San Miguel Mission, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, established in 1610, is the oldest church in the United States.. The Catholic Church in the United States began in the colonial era, but by the mid-1800s, most of the Spanish, French, and Mexican influences had demographically faded in importance, with Protestant Americans moving west and taking over many formerly Catholic regions.
Santa Fe: 1610 Government building Oldest government building in continental U.S. [6] San Miguel Mission: Santa Fe: 1610 Residences Possibly the oldest church in the continental U.S. [7] De Vargas Street House: Santa Fe: ca. 1646 Residence Often described in the past as the oldest European house in New Mexico or America [8]
Jaime Gonzales of Rio Rancho, N.M., carries a large cross along Santa Fe County Road 98 on his way to Santuario de Chimayo on April 7, 2023. (Eddie Moore / Albuquerque Journal via Associated Press)
San Miguel Mission: Santa Fe: NM 1710 Government/religious Said to be the oldest church structure built in the United States. The original adobe walls and altar were built by the Tlaxcalan of Mexico, but much of the structure was rebuilt in 1710. Building has been within the United States since the Mexican Cession of 1848. [81] Stephen Northup ...
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