The novena to La Conquistadora ends today. Tomorrow she will be taken back to the Basilica Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi. Every year on
Santa Fe artist Olive Rush came from a long line of Quakers. They were followers of the 17th-century religious leader, George Fox. Known as the
The custom of processions in Santa Fe began in 1598 when Don Juan de Oñate and the founding families settled the region for the Spanish
When Guy Ballard died in 1939 his wife Edna and their son, Donald, moved to Santa Fe. In 1942 they began the “I AM” Sanctuary
In October of 1850, Methodist minister Rev. E.G. Nicholson arrived in Santa Fe from Independence, Mo.. He preached his first sermon to a small congregation
When Connie Hernandez died in 2015 a part of Santa Fe history came to an end. Her family had been caretakers of La Conquistadora for
Just as the Native Americans were forced to convert to Christianity while secretly honoring their own spirituality, many of New Mexico’s early Spanish settlers also
In 1942 Japanese-American prisoners began to arrive in Santa Fe. The prisoners were considered enemies of foreign ancestry. The men were forcibly removed from other
In 1973, the muralist Edward O’Brien became enthralled with Sikhism and the representation of the feminine principal in Sikh Dharma. He realized that Shakti represented
On Saturday, December 12th, millions of people around the world will pay homage to Our Lady of Guadalupe on her Catholic feast day. The legend
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