Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi
A honey-colored Romanesque cathedral at the end of San Francisco Street, home of the oldest Madonna statue in the country.
- Open
- Most days outside services
- Price
- Free; donations welcome
- Time Needed
- 30 minutes
- Address
- 131 Cathedral Pl, Santa Fe, NM 87501Google MapsApple Maps
- Getting There
- One block east of the Plaza.
Why Go
Archbishop Jean-Baptiste Lamy, the model for Willa Cather's 'Death Comes for the Archbishop', built the cathedral between 1869 and 1886 in a French style that stands out among Santa Fe's adobe. A side chapel holds La Conquistadora, a statue brought from Mexico in 1625.
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