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Nuestra Senora de Luz Church and Cemetery (Our Lady of Light Catholic Church; Canoncito Church) is a historic church building 13 miles southeast of Santa Fe, north of Interstate 25 frontage road in Canoncito, New Mexico. It was built in 1880 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. [1] It is a small, one-story, adobe chapel
The chapel is listed as a "contributing property" of the Santa Fe Historic District. [15] Blessed Sacrament Chapel. The chapel is reserved for prayer. The window wall along the south transept was added during the 1986 renovations. Etched into the glass are depictions of the Apostles and the Holy Family, by the artist Andrea Bacigalupa.
The chapel was commissioned by the Sisters of Loretto for their girls' school, Loretto Academy, in 1873. Archbishop Jean-Baptiste Lamy had brought in two French architects, Antoine Mouly and his son Projectus, to work on the St. Francis Cathedral project, and suggested that the Sisters could make use of their services on the side to build a much-needed chapel for the academy. [4]
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. In both cases earlier pieces of ...
Cristo Rey Church (transl. Christ the King) is a Roman Catholic parish church on Canyon Road in Santa Fe, New Mexico.It is one of the most notable buildings designed by influential Santa Fe architect John Gaw Meem [1] and is claimed by some sources to be the largest adobe building in the United States. [2]
The Santuario de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe is a historic Catholic shrine in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It is the oldest church in the United States dedicated to Our Lady of Guadalupe and is listed on the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties. [1] It is also a contributing property in the Santa Fe Historic District. [2]
Led by a Santa Rosa teacher, an educational task force planned a "Women’s History Week" celebration in 1978, which included a parade, essay contest, and dozens of presentations on women's ...
La Conquistadora, ca. 2007. La Conquistadora (Our Lady of the Conquest or Our Lady the Conqueror [1]) is a small wooden statue of the Madonna and Child now in the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi in Santa Fe, New Mexico. [2]