San Felipe Neri Church Albuquerque New Mexico
San Felipe de Neri Church is a historic Catholic church located on the north side of Old Town Plaza in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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San Felipe de Neri Church, NM
Albuquerque: San Felipe de Neri Church
San Felipe de Neri Church is a historic Catholic church located on the north side of Old Town Plaza in Albuquerque.
Built in 1793, it is one of the oldest surviving buildings in the city and the only building in Old Town proven to date to the Spanish colonial period. The church is listed on the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties and the National Register of Historic Places and has remained in continuous use for over 200 years.
San Felipe de Neri replaced an older church, dating to the founding of Albuquerque in 1706, which collapsed in the winter of 1792–3.
From its founding until 1817, church was run by Franciscan missionaries. During the Victorian era, under the influence of Bishop Jean-Baptiste Lamy, the church was remodeled with Gothic Revival elements, including bell towers, a new pitched roof, and interior decorations, to give it a more European appearance. This combination of elements from different periods and traditions makes the church notable architecturally as well as historically.
The church was established in 1706 under the direction of Fray Manuel Moreno, a Franciscan missionary who was among the original settlers of Albuquerque. The first baptism was recorded on June 26 of that year, though the church building may not have been completed until later. Its exact location is uncertain, but it is thought to have been on a different site than the current building, possibly on the west side of the plaza. The church was originally dedicated to St. Francis Xavier, but the Viceroy ordered the patron saint changed to St. Philip Neri in July 1706 to honor King Philip V.
The governor, Fernando de la Concha, called the church collapse a disgrace and ordered everyone in the surrounding area to help in constructing a replacement as soon as possible. The new church was begun in 1793 and had a more sophisticated design than the old building, with a cruciform rather than rectangular plan and twin bell towers. A convento was added on the east side for the Franciscan friars who operated the parish. In 1817, the administration of San Felipe de Neri was transferred to the Diocese of Durango, as the Franciscans had outlived their intended missionary role and were draining the province's funds by continuing to draw a sizable government subsidy. In fact, provincial authorities had been trying to remove them since 1767.
Under the influence of Bishop (later Archbishop) Jean-Baptiste Lamy during the 1850s and 60s, the church was remodeled to give it a more European appearance, with a pitched roof, vernacular Gothic Revival spires, and a new altar and pulpit painted to look like marble.
San Felipe De Neri Parish / Albuquerque, NM
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Albuquerque old town plaza 2017
Albuquerque old town plaza 2017
Albuquerque old town area, used to be a center area, founded by Governor Francisco Valdes in the early 18th century. Now, it becomes one of tourist main spot in Albuquerque City, New Mexico.
On the north side of the plaza is the San Felipe de Neri Church, the oldest building in the city, which was built in 1793.
The Old Town Plaza is surrounded by 10 historic buildings which have since been converted into the restaurants, art galleries and shops that comprise Old Town today.
As a general rule, most businesses are open:
Monday through Saturday from 10:00am to 8:00pm
Sundays from 11:00am to 7:00pm
Most Restaurants seat until 9:00pm
There are many things to do in the area other than shopping. The old historic San Felipe de Neri Church is usually open to visitors. There are five museums located within walking distance to the Old Town area: The Albuquerque Museum of Art & History, The New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, The Turquoise Museum, The Rattlesnake Museum as well as Explora Science Center. There are several guided historical tours that you can take at any time of day, or for brave souls, a nightly ghost tour.
Places to see in ( Albuquerque - USA )
Places to see in ( Albuquerque - USA )
Albuquerque, New Mexico’s largest city, sits in the high desert. Its modern Downtown core contrasts with Old Town Albuquerque, dating to the city’s 1706 founding as a Spanish colony. Old Town is filled with historic adobe buildings, such as San Felipe de Neri Church, 5 museums, and shops selling Native American handicrafts. Nearby, The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center traces the area’s tribal history.
Although it is the largest city in the state, Albuquerque is often overshadowed as a tourist destination by Santa Fe, 60 mi (97 km) to the north. But Albuquerque has a number of great attractions in its own right, with pleasant scenery, colorful history, and a spectacular hot-air balloon fiesta in the fall.
Albuquerque was founded in 1706 as a small Spanish settlement on the banks of the Rio Grande and was named for the Duke of Alburquerque (hence Albuquerque's nickname, The Duke City). In the 1880s the railroad came to town, and almost overnight a new city grew up around the train tracks a couple of miles away from the original settlement. This New Town became the hub of commerce for the state, and the city grew exponentially (eventually the New Town, which today is Downtown, and the original Old Town settlement were joined to become part of the same city).
Central Avenue is a principal east-west artery, running roughly parallel to I-40 and through Downtown just west of I-25 and past the University of New Mexico (UNM for short) just east of I-25.
The Heights are the eastern part of town closest to the Sandia Mountains. You may also hear reference to the Foothills, which are the most extreme eastern part of the city, right at the base of the mountains. Uptown is a business and shopping district located in the Heights at I-40 and Louisiana Blvd.
The North Valley and Los Ranchos de Albuquerque (technically a separate community from Albuquerque) encompass the area north of I-40 between I-25 and the river. The South Valley is the area west of I-25 south of downtown. The Westside is all the suburban neighborhoods on the western side of the river. Rio Rancho, a separate community from Albuquerque, is the metro area's largest suburb and can be considered a northern extension of the Westside.
A lot to see in Albuquerque such as :
Petroglyph National Monument
Sandia Peak Tramway
ABQ BioPark
Old Town Albuquerque
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
Albuquerque Museum
New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
Cibola National Forest
ABQ BioPark - Botanic Garden
National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
Downtown Albuquerque
Cliff's Amusement Park
Boca Negra Canyon
Tingley Beach
ABQ BioPark Aquarium
San Felipe de Neri Church
Rio Grande Nature Center State Park
Anderson Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum
Old Town
Rattlesnake Museum
La Luz Trail
Explora
National Hispanic Cultural Center
Kimo Theatre
Elena Gallegos Open Space
Sandia Peak Ski & Tram
Rio Grande Zoo
Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge
A Park Above
Old Town Plaza
Balloon Museum Drive Northeast
El Vado Motel
Paseo del Bosque Trail
Los Poblanos
History & GHOST Tours of Old Town
Maxwell Museum of Anthropology
Rinconada Canyon Trail
Hinkle Family Fun Center
Roosevelt Park
Musical Highway
Sandia Foothills Open Space
Historic Old Town
Turquoise Museum
Piedras Marcadas Canyon
Civic Plaza
New Mexico Steam Locomotive
Mariposa Basin Park
ABQ Surf n' Slide
Embudito Trail
( Albuquerque - USA ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Albuquerque . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Albuquerque - USA
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The Catholic Foundation - San Felipe de Neri School
There is a long history at this amazing Parish. Over 300 years of history. From its humble beginnings to today, the San Felipe Parish has been the spiritual heart of Albuquerque, New Mexico. But, one person changed the history of education at this sacred site over 130 years ago—the “Sister of Charity in the Wild West”, Sister Blandina Segale. On a path toward Sainthood, Sister Segale envisioned and created the San Felipe de Neri Catholic School, which stands here today.
True to Sister Segale’s vision, the San Felipe de Neri Catholic School provides educational and social development for a diverse student population.
Within this safe environment is the Pre-K Program. The Pre-K Early Childhood Program embraces development necessary for 4-year old children to have their first formal educational experience.
Moving hearts and touching lives,
Connecting those who care with those in need.
This is the grace of stewardship,
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Albuquerque
Albuquerque is situated in the north-central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population is 558,545 as of July 1, 2017.
Albuquerque was named in honor of Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 10th Duke of Alburquerque who was Viceroy of New Spain from 1702 to 1711. The Duke's title referred to the Spanish town of Alburquerque, in the province of Badajoz, near the border with Portugal. The name derives from albus quercus meaning white oak in reference to the prevalence of cork oaks in the Spanish town which have a white wood when the bark is removed.
The town of Alburquerque was built in the traditional Spanish village pattern: a central plaza surrounded by government buildings, homes, and a church. This central plaza area has been preserved and is open to the public as a museum, cultural area, and center of commerce. It is referred to as Old Town Albuquerque or simply Old Town. Historically it was sometimes referred to as La Placita (little plaza in Spanish). On the north side of Old Town Plaza is San Felipe de Neri Church. Built in 1793, it is one of the oldest surviving buildings in the city.
Two Tiwa pueblos lie specifically on the outskirts of the present-day city, both of which have been continuously inhabited for many centuries: Sandia Pueblo, which was founded in the 14th century, and the Pueblo of Isleta, for which written records go back to the early 17th century.
Albuquerque was a farming community and strategically located military outpost along the Camino Real. The town was also the sheep-herding center of the West. Spain established a presidio (military garrison) in Albuquerque in 1706. After 1821, Mexico also had a military garrison there.
After the American occupation of New Mexico, Albuquerque had a federal garrison and quartermaster depot, the Post of Albuquerque, from 1846 to 1867.
When the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad arrived in 1880, it bypassed the Plaza, locating the passenger depot and railyards about 2 miles (3 km) east in what quickly became known as New Albuquerque or New Town.
New Mexico's dry climate brought many tuberculosis patients to the city in search of a cure during the early 20th century. The first travelers on Route 66 appeared in Albuquerque in 1926
The establishment of Kirtland Air Force Base in 1939, Sandia Base in the early 1940s, and Sandia National Laboratories in 1949, would make Albuquerque a key player of the Atomic Age.
As Albuquerque spread outward, the downtown area fell into a decline. Many historic buildings were razed in the 1960s and 1970s to make way for new plazas, high-rises, and parking lots as part of the city's urban renewal phase. As of 2010, only recently has downtown come to regain much of its urban character, mainly through the construction of many new loft apartment buildings and the renovation of historic structures such as the KiMo Theater, in the gentrification phase.
Albuquerque is also the home of the International Balloon Fiesta, the world's largest such gathering of hot-air balloons from around the globe. The event takes place during October.
Albuquerque is the setting for the television shows Breaking Bad, which significantly boosting tourism in the area. Better Call Saul, a spinoff of Breaking Bad, is also set and shot in Albuquerque.
The acequia that irrigates the Los Padillos neighborhood of Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Acequias are an ancient New Mexico tradition, dating from the earliest days of the Spanish settlement of this area in 1598. Before that, the Puebloan peoples of the Southwest were irrigating fields, but without the iron and steel tools, wheeled vehicles and draft horses and oxen that enabled the Spaniards to build more extensive irrigation systems. Today these acequia systems are being attacked by moneyed interests who argue that the sandy soil through which they run lets water seep out. This keeps the water table high enough to preserve the bosque -- the hundreds of miles of magnificent cottonwood forests that follow the Rio Grande. Moneyed interests say this wastes water that could feed urban growth. I say that New Mexico's bosque is the number one thing that inspired me to move here. I don't live in the bosque. However, its existence told me that the legacy of the Spaniards, passed on from generation to generation, would ensure that this state remains the Land of Enchantment.
Oldest Church in North America
The church in Old Town Plaza Albuquerque New Mexico
Driving Through Old Town 2007 Albuquerque New Mexico (Part 3)
OLD TOWN ALBUQUERQUE
Historic Old Town has been the heart of Albuquerque since the city was founded here in 1706. Today, historic Old Town Albuquerque is the city's cultural center, with five museums and more than 100 shops, galleries and restaurants. Old Town was the first neighborhood in 1706, when a group of Spanish families settled here, not far from the Rio Grande. The settlers organized their new town in the traditional Spanish colonial way, with a central plaza anchored by a church. When the original adobe church collapsed after the long, rainy summer of 1792, they rebuilt, and in 1793 San Felipe de Neri church was completed. Today, this adobe church with walls five feet thick is the oldest in Albuquerque and its white towers mark Old Town from a distance. It remains a functioning Catholic church, and as you wander around the neighborhood you may see couples posing for wedding pictures in the Plaza's gazebo. More than 300 years after it was founded, Old Town remains a center for culture, architecture, shopping, art and cuisine.
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Albuquerque, New Mexico’s largest city, sits in the high desert. Its modern Downtown core contrasts with Old Town, dating to the city’s 1706 founding as a Spanish colony. Old Town is filled with historic adobe buildings, such as San Felipe de Neri Church, and shops selling Native American handicrafts. The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center traces the area’s tribal history. #ElCastorNetworkNews #Alburquerque #USA
Top Tourist Attractions in Albuquerque: New Mexico Travel Guide
Top Tourist Attractions in Albuquerque: New Mexico Travel Guide
Albuquerque Biological Park, Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, Albuquerque Museum of Art and History, Church of San Felipe de Neri, Science Center and Children's Museum, KiMo Theatre, Rio Grande Nature Center State Park, Sandia Peak Tramway, University of New Mexico
Driving Through Old Town 2007 Albuquerque New Mexico (Part 2)
OLD TOWN ALBUQUERQUE
Historic Old Town has been the heart of Albuquerque since the city was founded here in 1706. Today, historic Old Town Albuquerque is the city's cultural center, with five museums and more than 100 shops, galleries and restaurants. Old Town was the first neighborhood in 1706, when a group of Spanish families settled here, not far from the Rio Grande. The settlers organized their new town in the traditional Spanish colonial way, with a central plaza anchored by a church. When the original adobe church collapsed after the long, rainy summer of 1792, they rebuilt, and in 1793 San Felipe de Neri church was completed. Today, this adobe church with walls five feet thick is the oldest in Albuquerque and its white towers mark Old Town from a distance. It remains a functioning Catholic church, and as you wander around the neighborhood you may see couples posing for wedding pictures in the Plaza's gazebo. More than 300 years after it was founded, Old Town remains a center for culture, architecture, shopping, art and cuisine.
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a selection of photos from San Mateo church in San Mateo NM with a sound recording of the Palm Sunday procession to la morada.
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Super 8 Albuquerque Airport - Albuquerque Hotels, New Mexico
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