Barrio de Analco National Historic District

San José Bell — Cast of Copper and Silver and Gold

Posted on March 23, 2019 (January 26, 2020) by ArtGeek

In the oldest church in America is the San José Bell, said to have been commissioned in Spain in 1356. It was virtually undamaged when it crashed 50 feet to the ground from the bell tower in 1872. A miracle? Or just a superb metal alloy? […]

Discover the Oldest Church in the U.S. — San Miguel Chapel, Santa Fe, NM

Posted on March 23, 2019 (October 3, 2022) by ArtGeek

The Oldest Church in the US reminds us that, although ours may not be as “fancy” as the great cathedrals of the Middle Ages or the Baroque churches of the Catholic Reformation, the stories they tell of generations past are equally fraught with sacrifice and suffering, hope and faith. […]