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Copyright: JC Ramos (jramos)
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| Genre: Places |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2007-12-15 |
| Categories: Architecture, Nocturnal |
| Camera: Canon PowerShot S50 |
| Exposure: f/4, 1/15 seconds |
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| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2007-12-20 23:13 |
| Viewed: 392 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
On July 19, 1850, Pope Pius IX created the Vicariate Apostolic of New Mexico and appointed Father Jean Baptiste Lamy as its first Bishop. Bishop Lamy arrived in New Mexico in the summer of 185 1. His early efforts were directed to the building of more churches, the creation of new parishes and the establishment of educational and medical facilities. By 1853, the Vicariate Apostolic had become a See in its own right, the Diocese of Santa Fe, and on February 12, 1875, the Diocese of Santa Fe was elevated to an Archdiocese with Bishop Lamy as its first Archbishop. In 1869 Bishop Lamy began building a stone cathedral, to replace the old adobe church, parts of which had served the parishioners of Santa Fe since 1717 (the Conquistadora Chapel is all that remains). The new stone Cathedral was built around and over the old church, in the style of the Romanesque churches of France familiar to Bishop Lamy. By 1884 the main part of the Cathedral was finished and the old church was torn down from under it. Archbishop Lamy died on February 14, 1888 and is buried under the sanctuary floor of his beloved St. Francis Cathedral.
Archbishop John Baptist Pitaval, fifth Archbishop of Santa Fe, dedicated the bronze statue of Archbishop Lamy which stands in front of the Cathedral on May 23, 1915.
Jean-Baptiste Lamy (October 11, 1814 - February 13, 1888), was a French Roman Catholic clergyman and the first Archbishop of Santa Fe (New Mexico), United States. Lamy was born in Lempdes, France in the Auvergne region of France. American writer Willa Cather's novel Death Comes for the Archbishop is based on his life and career. |
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