San Miguel Mission - Santa Fe, NM
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saopaulo1
N 35° 41.009 W 105° 56.263
13S E 415147 N 3949248
The oldest church in the US.
Waymark Code: WMTH53
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 11/24/2016
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"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 the oldest known church in the United States.[3] The church was damaged during the Pueblo Revolt of 1680 but was rebuilt in 1710 following the Spanish reconquest 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." (
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