Santa Fe Church

Thanks for the comment Philipp.

I have been to mass here several times. This is the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis. The church towers were never completed. It was built during Bishop Lamy's time as I recall. They have a beautiful museum next to the church with artifacts from the former archbishops and church history. I have met Archbishop Michael Sheehan and was at the installation of Archbishop Jonathan Wester at this cathedral and they have a very good music director and liturgist. When Monsignor Jerome Martinez y Alire was rector as I recall I presented him with a large painting "Light and Lord of my Life" which is also on my Fine Art America website. If I had to live anywhere in New Mexico this is right where I would live. One of the best restaurants in town is right across from the cathedral at the La Fonda hotel's La Plazuela restaurant. They did a complete restoration of the stained glass windows a few years ago and a friend of mine was commissioned to do the entire work as he has done at numerous churches in New Mexico.

Thank you for participating in my contest. Beautiful shot and beautiful church. L