El Santuario de Chimayó | |
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  El Santuario de Chimayó  El Santuario de Chimayó | |
| Location | 1 mi. NW of Santa Cruz Reservoir Dam |
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| Nearest city | Chimayo, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 35°59′23″N 105°55′38″W / 35.98972°N 105.92722°W |
| Area | 6.4 acres (2.6 ha) |
| Built | 1816 |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000412[1] |
| NMSRCP No. | 188 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | April 15, 1970 |
| Designated NHL | April 15, 1970[2] |
| Designated NMSRCP | December 20, 1968 |
El Santuario de Chimayó is a Roman Catholic church in Chimayo, New Mexico, United States. (Santuario is Spanish for "sanctuary".) This shrine, a National Historic Landmark, is famous for the story of its founding and as a contemporary pilgrimage site. It receives almost 300,000 visitors per year[3][4] and has been called "no doubt the most important Catholic pilgrimage center in the United States."[5]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks Survey, New Mexico". National Park Service. Archived from the original on August 18, 2024. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ "El Santuario de Chimayo, the Lourdes of America". The Archdiocese of Santa Fe. Archived from the original on February 29, 2008. Retrieved March 23, 2008.
- ^ Archuletta, Phil T.; Holden, Sheryl S. (2003). Traveling New Mexico: A Guide to the Historical and State Park Markers. Sunstone Press. p. 336. ISBN 0-86534-400-0. Retrieved March 23, 2008.
- ^ "Wroth, William H., "Santuario de Chimayo", New Mexico Office of the State Historian". Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.