Seven Sentinels of Faith: The Stone Arch Crosses at Chimayó

Stone arch crosses at Chimayó

Leanne chose “stone” as the challenge theme for this week’s Monochrome Madness #9. I had to think this over because I had several choices to feature here, including Inca stones and Big Bend National Park‘s stone artifacts found on the Chimneys Trail. Instead, I decided to go with these seven stone arch crosses found in the National Historic Landmark of El Santuario de Chimayó (The Shrine of Chimayó) in New Mexico.

From Wikipedia:

This shrine [El Santuario de Chimayó], a National Historic Landmark, is famous for the story of its founding and as a contemporary pilgrimage site. It receives almost 300,000 visitors per year and has been called “no doubt the most important Catholic pilgrimage center in the United States.”


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14 Responses

  1. PR
    | Reply

    Very interesting structures and great angle, Egidio!

    • Egidio Leitao
      | Reply

      Well, thank you, PR, for these kind words.

  2. Dawn M. Miller
    | Reply

    Wowzer!

  3. Leanne Cole
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    They are incredible Egidio, I’ve never seen anything like them before.

    • Egidio Leitao
      | Reply

      Thanks, Leanne. That place has interesting sights. I hope to feature it in a post later this year.

  4. restlessjo
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    Aren’t they beautiful? Thanks for sharing, Egidio.

  5. Very spooky!

    • Egidio Leitao
      | Reply

      That edit surely gives that impressions. Thanks for the feedback.

  6. margaret21
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    What extraordinary structures. They certainly have impact.

    • Egidio Leitao
      | Reply

      Thank you, Margaret. It’s an interesting place. I hope to have a post about the entire place sometime later this year.

  7. Anne Sandler
    | Reply

    Great photo Egidio!

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