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The Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi

The Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi

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The Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi

Name: The Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi
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Location: Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States

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1. Loretto Chapel Museum – Santa Fe Plaza loop from Santa Fe

25.9km

01:38

190m

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2. Museum of Art, Santa Fe – New Mexico History Museum loop from Santa Fe Depot

55.3km

04:33

1,220m

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3. Santa Fe Plaza – Loretto Chapel Museum loop from South Capitol

25.4km

01:41

310m

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Zachary

June 23, 2025

The Basilica was built in the late 1800s by Archbishop Jean Baptiste Lamy, 26 years before New Mexico even became a U.S. state. However the site is much older than that, as the current structure is built on the foundations of earlier churches dating all the way back to 1626.

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May 25, 2019

The Basilica commonly known as Saint Francis Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in downtown Santa Fe, New Mexico. It is the mother church of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. cbsfa.org
The cathedral was built by Archbishop Jean Baptiste Lamy between 1869 and 1886 on the site of an older adobe church, La Parroquia (built in 1714–1717). An older church on the same site, built in 1626, was destroyed in the 1680 Pueblo Revolt. The new cathedral was built around La Parroquia, which was dismantled once the new construction was complete. A small chapel on the north side of the cathedral was kept from the old church.
Influenced by the French-born Archbishop Lamy and in dramatic contrast to the surrounding adobe structures, Saint Francis Cathedral was designed in the Romanesque Revival style. As such, the cathedral features characteristic round arches separated by Corinthian columns and truncated square towers. The large rose window in front and those of the Twelve Apostles in the lateral nave windows were imported from Clermont-Ferrand in France. The towers were originally planned to be topped with dramatic 160-foot (49 m) steeples, but due to lack of funds, these were never built. The north tower is a single row of bricks taller than the south tower. The cathedral was built from yellow limestone blocks quarried near the present site of Lamy. A 2005 addition to the upper façade of the cathedral is a small, round window featuring a dove, the symbol of the Holy Spirit. It is a stained glass replica of the translucent alabaster window designed in the 17th century by the Italian artist Bernini for St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City.
Officially elevated to a basilica by Pope Benedict XVI on October 4, 2005, it was named the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi. More details at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral_Basilica_of_St._Francis_of_Assisi_(Santa_Fe)

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The Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi

1. Loretto Chapel Museum – Santa Fe Plaza loop from Santa Fe

2. Museum of Art, Santa Fe – New Mexico History Museum loop from Santa Fe Depot

3. Santa Fe Plaza – Loretto Chapel Museum loop from South Capitol

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