Lieu de culte
San Miguel Chapel
Recommandé par 27 habitants,
Emplacement
401 Old Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe, NM
Conseils des habitants
Luke
October 5, 2017
Few people question whether or not the San Miguel Chapel in Santa Fe, New Mexico, is the oldest Church in the United States, but many do question just how old it is. It is no easy task to sift historical fact from traditional belief. The earliest documentation we have of the existence of San Miguel Chapel is from 1628, so we know it was built sometime before then. Oral history holds that San Miguel Chapel was built around 1610, and it has been rebuilt and restored several times over the past 400 years. The original church, the “Hermita de San Miguel,” was built on the site of an ancient kiva of the Analco Indians. It is believed that it was constructed by Tlaxcalan (Tas-cal’-en) Indians.
Few people question whether or not the San Miguel Chapel in Santa Fe, New Mexico, is the oldest Church in the United States, but many do question just how old it is. It is no easy task to sift historical fact from traditional belief. The earliest documentation we have of the existence of San Miguel…
Charles
May 30, 2016
The oldest church in the U.S.
Santa Fe
October 13, 2019
Oldest church in the US
Veronica
September 13, 2017
The oldest church in Santa Fe.
Sawyer
June 14, 2021
Known as San Miguel Chapel, is a Spanish colonial mission church in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Built between approximately 1610 and 1626, it is claimed to be the oldest church in the United States
