El santuario de la tierra pdf9/23/2023 ![]() History Ĭrowd of pilgrims, including man carrying cross An adjacent Prayer Room displays many ex-votos as well as photographs, discarded crutches, and other testimonials of those purportedly healed. A small room called el pocito (the little well) contains a round pit, the source of 'holy dirt' ( tierra bendita) that is believed to have healing powers. Other notable folk-art decorations include five reredoses and a small sculpture of St. The nave contains a crucifix representing Christ of Esquipulas, 6 feet (1.8 m) tall. An unusual feature is two side-by-side rooms at the entrance forming a vestibule or narthex, once used for storage. The 'elegant' doors were carved by the 19th-century carpenter Pedro Domínguez. ![]() Pointed caps on the towers and a metal pitched roof (blocking the clerestory) were added after 1917, probably in the 1920s. Built of adobe with a bell tower on each side, the church is 60 feet (18 m) long and 24 feet (7.3 m) wide with walls more than 3 feet (about 1 m) thick. It is entered through a walled courtyard. The Santuario is on Juan Medina Drive in Chimayó.
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