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El Santuario de Chimayó

El Santuario de Chimayó El Santuario de Chimayó - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

El Santuario de Chimayó is a Roman Catholic church in Chimayo, New Mexico, United States. (Santuario is Spanish for "sanctuary".) This shrine, 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." Read more on Wikipedia

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