City Mural - Bernalillo, New Mexico, USA.
N 35° 18.844 W 106° 32.822
13S E 359366 N 3908970
City Mural - Features at its center the historic 'Our Lady of Sorrows Church' Located near the Church, alongside Camino Real trail & the Pre 1937 alignment of Route 66 through the Town of Bernalillo, City of Coronada, New Mexico.
Waymark Code: WMXT8Y
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 02/23/2018
Views: 0
Bernalillo is a small community with some interesting historic places, on the Camino Real and 1926 to 1937 alignment of Route 66.
City Mural - A large colorful 8 feet high by 30 feet wide Mural.
Painted on the North wall of Bernalillo High School Auxilary Gymnasium.
The mural features the 'Our Lady of Sorrows Church' at the center, the lower section is dominated by with flowers, the top section is a collage of Mountains, trees, & figures. The sides & base of the mural are bordered by bunches of grapes & flowers.
Local attractions referenced on the Mural:
" Our Lady of Sorrows Church with the Saint Lawrence Sanctuary, see the Matachines Dance and visit Sandia Pueblo and Santa Ana Pueblo. Travel up the Jeméz River along the Jemez Mountain Trail and also visit the Coronado Historic Site and the Kuaua Ruins.
Our Lady of Sorrows Church
Santuario de San Lorenzo
Listed in the National Register of Historic Places
Adobe church from 1857, built in French style with local materials, famous for its Matachines dance in honor of Saint Lawrence.
Built in adobe in 1857 as "Nuestra Señora de los Dolores" (Our Lady of Sorrows) in a French style with local materials (4 foot thick walls, earthen floor and wood beams). It was refurbished in 1892.
The church safeguards the image of San Lorenzo (St. Lawrence) and is therefore its "Sanctuary", the Santuario de San Lorenzo. The saint's feast is celebrated every year as it is the town's patron saint. The festivity includes a procession with the saint's image and the Matachines dance (Aug. 9 to 11).
Text & Info Sources:
(
visit link) ** (
visit link) **
(
visit link)
Street Address:
301 S. Camino Del Pueblo, Bernalillo, NM.