Today we played tourist in Santa Fe. We started out at the Basillica of St. Francis. The garden beside the church houses the stations of the cross in bronze that are spectacular. The faces of the statues are truly breathtaking. We then went to the Loretto Chapel to see the miracle staircase. It was built without center supports or nails by a carpenter that was believed to be St. Joseph. We ventured to the other side of town to see the oldest mission church in the United States devoted to Our Lady of Guadalupe. We spent the afternoon browsing the fascinating galleries on Canyon Road. Tonight's sunset was outstanding.
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| Interior Door of St. Francis |
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| Some advise we should all follow |
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| Baptismal Font decorated with beautiful calle lillies |
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| Stained glass in St. Francis |
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| Jesus |
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| Jesus meets Mary, his mother |
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| Jesus carries the cross while wearing the crown of thorns |
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| Mary holds Jesus (like the Pieta) |
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| Jesus entombed |
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| Miracle Staircase Picture above is the angel at the Holy Water Font in Loretto |
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| detail of the staircase |
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| Altar at Loretto modeled after Ste. Chappel in Paris |
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| stained glass in Loretto |
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| looking through the courtyard of Loretto at the bell tower of St. Francis |
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| Our Lady of Guadalupe |
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| Side altar in Our Lady of Guadalupe |
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| Bronze fountain and wind ornaments on Canyon Road |
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| Rock, Paper, Scissors |
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| I thought this was neat |
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| Pond outside Chalk Farm Gallery on Canyon Road |
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| This picture is misplaced but I can't move it! |
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