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St. Francis Cathedral

Cathedral Place at San Francisco St., Santa Fe, NM 87501 (Downtown)
505/982-5619
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Ranked #5 of 91 attractions in Santa Fe
Type: Religious Sites
Activities: City walk sightseeing, Leisure education
Description: This cathedral was built in 1886, and is known for its beautiful Romanesque architecture.
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Albuquerque, New Mexico
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed June 17, 2013 NEW

This church is beautiful. We did not get to go inside, but the grounds are worth a stop. Beautiful gardens and statutes.

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The Woodlands
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed June 17, 2013 NEW

We were blown away by the beauty of this church which is now a basillica. The stained glass, carvings, murals and chapels are worth the time to see as well as the prayer garden with the stations of the cross behind the church.

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Santa Fe, New Mexico
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed June 17, 2013 NEW

Reminds one of some of the cathedrals of Italy or France, which is no surprise since it was designed by Archbishop Lamy of "Death comes to the Archbishop fame.

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McAlester, Oklahoma
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed June 17, 2013 NEW

The service was every engaging and we enjoyed the homily. The music was a bit hard for us to follow as it was mostly in Spanish but it was nice nevertheless. The inside of the Cathedral is beautiful and something that everyone should see while in Santa Fe.

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London
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed June 13, 2013 NEW

Nice spot for visit. Interesting statues ask informative helpers about cathedral. Look to left of nave for statuette of Guadeloupe.

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Cibolo, Texas
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed June 13, 2013 NEW

Went to Sunday mass since we were in the area, beautiful service, if you are in town, please go to mass, glad I did!

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Atlanta, Georgia
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38 helpful votes 38 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed June 12, 2013 NEW

A worthwhile stop while in Santa Fe. Enjoyed the small chapel and the unique artwork. It's an active church, so keep that in mind during your visit...

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Castle Rock, CO
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed June 9, 2013

Even if you aren't religious, it is a site to see. Please be respectful...some other browsers were not.

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Fordyce, Arkansas
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed June 9, 2013

This Catholic Church, located at the head of San Francisco Street is simply magnificent. We were fortunate enough to view a Mass while in Santa Fe.

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Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed June 5, 2013

My wife and I stopped by a couple of times on our way to other places. It is a great building to photograph and is very beautiful from an architecture point-of-view. There is a parking lot next to the church which you can pay by the hour, or $10 for all day.

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