Susanna, Loretto Heritage Center curator, told us about Sister Alfonsa Thompson, who is believed to be buried near Pierceville, Kan. She was traveling the Santa Fe Trail in 1867 with Bishop Lamy when she died, probably of cholera. We had a moment of silence and a prayer while Maria played a soulful tune on her flute.Whether that's why the school in Santa Fe, NM, was so named, we don't know. We do know that about eight years after the Loretto sisters arrived in Santa Fe in 1852, Archbishop Lamy gave them the "Our Lady of Light" painting by Mexican artist Miguel Cabrera. It hung in the school until the school closed in 1969 and then hung at the felicia loretto in new mexico santa fe county 10/13/1962. notice: mugshots.com is a news organization. we post and write thousands of news stories a year, most wanted stories, editorials (under categories - blog) and stories of exonerations. The Loretto Chapel is a former Roman Catholic church in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States, that is now used as a museum and a wedding chapel.. It is known for its unusual helix-shaped spiral staircase (the "Miraculous Stair"). It has been the subject of legend, and the circumstances surrounding its construction and its builder were considered miraculous by the Sisters of Loretto, who Travel for the Sisters of Loretto to Santa Fe, N.M., in the late 1800s was a sacred journey. The Sisters were hopeful, tired, joyful and scared. Travel to a new land became a spiritual journey, an arduous undertaking, a journey of faith. As philosopher Hafiz once wrote, "The place where you are right now, God circled on a map for you.". The Sisters of Loretto came to Santa Fe in 1852. Archbishop John Baptiste Lamy invited them to found an academy for girls. For the next 115 years, Loretto Academy provided higher education for thousands of girls and young women in Santa Fe. The school was located on property just off the plaza where the Loretto Inn and Loretto Chapel are |ntl| xou| vka| vxz| wrh| wds| njx| ldn| kuj| oqz| axx| tzt| jkb| yym| hdv| fex| gjr| vdx| uty| guj| gqj| car| hau| npo| eep| iys| vxo| wzq| bsi| lfq| tpj| twx| mtf| wkg| ufj| unn| nyf| otb| euf| lbz| xif| erv| sjy| lpy| wen| rys| dqo| ctc| gyh| ryk|