El Santuario de Chimayó & Santo Niño Chapel (Chimayó, New Mexico)
Chimayó, New Mexico
El Santuario de Chimayó is a National Historic Landmark in Chimayó, New Mexico. It is one of the most popular modern-day pilgrimage centers in the United States. It is also popular for its magical healing soil. Located in a prayer room next to the sanctuary, a round hole filled with this soil that is said to have a magical power to heal.
The Santo Niño Chapel is just a short walk from el Santuario. The chapel is built in the traditional northern New Mexico style and is filled with beautiful artwork.
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New Mexico: Chimayó Chapel
Chimayó is derived from a Tewa name for a local landmark, the hill of Tsi Mayoh.
The Potrero plaza of Chimayó is known internationally for its Catholic chapel, the Santuario de Nuestro Señor de Esquipulas, commonly known as El Santuario de Chimayó.
A private individual built it by 1816 so that local people could worship Jesus as depicted at Esquipulas; preservationists bought it and handed it over to the Archdiocese of Santa Fe in 1929.
The chapel is now managed by the Archdiocese as a Catholic church.
For its reputation as a healing site (believers claim that dirt from a back room of the church can heal physical and spiritual ills), it has become known as the Lourdes of America, and attracts close to 300,000 visitors a year, including up to 30,000 during Holy Week (the week prior to Easter).
It has been called no doubt the most important Catholic pilgrimage center in the United States. The sanctuary was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1970.
Chimayó and nearby areas of Rio Arriba County are known for a half-century of drug problems, including heroin distribution and usage, property crimes, record rates of deaths due to overdose, and large-scale federal drug raids. After a raid in 1999, much of the heroin traffic moved from Chimayó to the nearby town of Española.
Faithful make annual voyage to El Santuario de Chimayo for Good Friday
Faithful make annual voyage to El Santuario de Chimayo for Good Friday - Source:
El Santuario de Chimayo
El Santuario de Chimayo is a Roman Catholic church in Chimayo, New Mexico. A small chapel was built on the present site around 1810. By 1816 the chapel was replaced by the present church. This shrine, a National Historic Landmark, is famous for the story of its founding and as a contemporary pilgrimage site and called the Lourdes of America. It receives almost 300,000 visitors per year, and has been called no doubt the most important Catholic pilgrimage center in the United States.
Thousands trek to Chimayo for annual Good Friday pilgrimage
Thousands trek to Chimayo for annual Good Friday pilgrimage - Source:
New Mexicans make pilgrimage to Chimayo, Tome
New Mexicans make pilgrimage to Chimayo, Tome - Source:
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Faithful make annual voyage to El Santuario de Chimayo for Good Friday
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Although it was a short trip but still the diverse terrain ranging from deserts to mountains, the blend of cultures, the food, the architecture and the history kept me enchanted. There’s art and history everywhere and all the cities that I have visited in New Mexico reflects that clearly. Everywhere there’s a resistance towards modernization, trying to keep the history still alive.
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