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Santa Fe, NM – St. Francis Cathedral
You can’t, or at least shouldn’t, visit Santa Fe without stepping inside of at least one of the town’s beautiful old churches. The most prominent is St. Francis Cathedral, located just one block east of the town square, at the end of W. San Francisco St. In 2005, Pope Benedict XVI declared the cathedral a Basilica, an honor given to very few Catholic churches around the world, based on historical importance, antiquity, and the artwork contained inside. The church certainly ranks high in historical significance: the parish was formed in 1610, ten years before the pilgrims landed in New England. […]
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