San Miguel Mission
by Jon Burch Photography
Title
San Miguel Mission
Artist
Jon Burch Photography
Medium
Photograph - Digital Capture/your Final Image Will Not Contain The Faa Watermark.
Description
San Miguel Mission, also known as San Miguel Chapel, is a Spanish colonial mission church in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Built between approximately 1610 and 1626, it is claimed to be the oldest church in the United States.
The church was damaged during the Pueblo Revolt of 1680 but was rebuilt in 1710 following the Spanish re-conquest and served for a time as a chapel for the Spanish soldiers. The wooden reredos, which includes a wooden statue of Saint Michael dating back to at least 1709, was added in 1798. Though the church has been repaired and rebuilt numerous times over the years, its original adobe walls are still largely intact despite having been hidden by later additions.
The San Miguel Mission is a contributing property in the Barrio De Analco Historic District, which is a U.S. National Historic Landmark.
The original thick-walled church bell within San Miguel Mission at Santa Fe, New Mexico bares the inscription "San Jose Rogad Por Nosotros Agosto 9 de 1356/1856" in English, the bell reads "St. Joseph Pray for us August 9th, 1356/1856". It is thought that the 8 was changed to a 3 during the late 1800's as a means of luring in tourists.
Final brush finish artwork was added after the image was made.
Photograph copyright 2014 Jon Burch Photography
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January 25th, 2014
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