Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi

Step inside a Romanesque Revival cathedral in downtown Santa Fe to see La Conquistadora and its chapels.

131 Cathedral Place · Santa Fe, NM

About Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi

Built between 1869 and 1887 from yellow limestone quarried near Lamy, this Romanesque Revival cathedral stands out in a city of adobe. Inside, the La Conquistadora Chapel holds a wooden Madonna brought from Spain in 1626 and is the oldest part of the building, kept from a 1717 church. Outside you will find a bronze statue of Archbishop Lamy, a statue of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, and a prayer garden with fourteen life-size Stations of the Cross.

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