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El Santuario de Chimayo

Visit an 1816 adobe pilgrimage church, see its folk-art decorations, and stop at the small room of holy dirt.

15 Santuario Drive · Chimayo, NM

About El Santuario de Chimayo

El Santuario de Chimayo is an adobe Roman Catholic church built in 1816 and now a National Historic Landmark, with two bell towers and walls more than three feet thick. Inside is a six-foot crucifix of Christ of Esquipulas and, off to the side, el pocito, a small room with a pit of soil that pilgrims believe has healing properties. Many people walk here during Holy Week, some from as far as Albuquerque. The grounds also hold fourteen stone relief Stations of the Cross.

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#pilgrimage site
#adobe architecture
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