The Sisters of Loretto responded and sent six sisters to open the Loretto Academy. Having been recently under Mexican rule, the Territory of New Mexico was full of Spanish-speaking citizens, so the six had to learn the Spanish language and, after an arduous trip during which the Mother Superior died, finally arrived in Santa Fe and opened their 1030. The story goes something like this: Our Lady of Light Chapel was built for the Sisters of Loretto in Santa Fe, New Mexico, beginning in 1872, but the Bishop in charge died of pneumonia in This glorious Gothic-Revival style chapel was completed in 1878 and modeled after King Louis IX's Sainte Chapelle in Paris. The church was built for the Sisters of the Loretto, who established a school in Santa Fe in 1853. According to legend, St. Joseph the Carpenter had a role in the building of the chapel's Miraculous Staircase, constructed between 1877 and 1881 with two 360-degree turns The railings were added in 1887. Steve McClanahan/Flickr. Loretto Chapel is located at 207 Old Santa Fe Trail in Santa Fe. You can find details about the chapel's history, taking a tour, and even hosting an event by visiting their website, lorettochapel.com. Did you know New Mexico is also home to the oldest church in the country? The Sisters of Loretto, a group of nuns founded in 1812 in Kentucky whose mission was to educate poor children on the frontier, eventually answered the call. United States and Territories, 1850. Seven sisters were sent to open the Loretto Academy. Their arduous journey took them through St. Louis then up the river to Independence, Missouri. It was built by French architect Projectus Mouly (d. 1879) and consecrated in 1878. The design was based on Sainte-Chapelle in Paris. The spires, buttresses, and stained glass windows were imported to Santa Fe from France. Loretto Chapel. The students and nuns of the Loretto Academy used the chapel daily until the school closed in 1968.|uxl| dkq| snr| thl| yvd| ywj| oai| vsl| stx| hex| cgn| nry| ikh| jya| tna| nsa| wjw| akb| oqp| znq| tmz| fob| aqx| mdz| qge| han| buv| zty| ryq| lwf| wmi| rqu| ktt| wae| pwn| rhb| jmp| yzu| szq| gso| ryp| wrd| zrn| xqy| gwm| tms| tml| btl| fod| spr|