El Santuario de Chimayó
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El Santuario de Chimayó is a historic Roman Catholic pilgrimage church in northern New Mexico renowned for its sacred soil and status as one of the most important religious shrines in the United States.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| El Santuario de Chimayo | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Catholic church
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historic site ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ religious shrine ⓘ |
| annualVisitors | hundreds of thousands of pilgrims per year ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Spanish Colonial ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hispano Catholic devotional traditions in New Mexico
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Our Lord of Esquipulas devotion from Guatemala ⓘ folk Catholicism in the American Southwest ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1816 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1813 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| dedicatedTo | Our Lord of Esquipulas ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| diocese |
Archdiocese of Santa Fe
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surface form:
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe
|
| foundedBy | Bernardo Abeyta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| GoodFridayPilgrims | tens of thousands of pilgrims walk to the shrine on Good Friday ⓘ |
| hasChapel |
Chapel of Our Lord of Esquipulas
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Chapel of Santo Niño de Atocha ⓘ |
| hasCollection | ex-votos and discarded crutches left by pilgrims ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
El Pocito (small pit of holy earth)
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courtyard ⓘ cruciform floor plan ⓘ folk religious art ⓘ sacred soil ⓘ side chapels ⓘ thick adobe walls ⓘ wooden vigas ⓘ |
| hasMaterial | adobe ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
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listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Good Friday pilgrimages
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healing traditions ⓘ sacred earth believed to have curative powers ⓘ status as one of the most important Catholic pilgrimage sites in the United States ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chimayó, New Mexico
NERFINISHED
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Rio Arriba County, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | northern New Mexico ⓘ |
| nationalHistoricLandmarkDesignationYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| nationalRegisterOfHistoricPlacesListingYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| near |
Santa Cruz, New Mexico
NERFINISHED
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Santa Fe, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Archdiocese of Santa Fe ⓘ |
| pilgrimageType | healing pilgrimage ⓘ |
| religion | Catholicism ⓘ |
| significance |
important example of Spanish Colonial religious architecture in New Mexico
ⓘ
major center of Catholic pilgrimage in the United States ⓘ |
| tourismType | religious tourism ⓘ |
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El Santuario de Chimayo