Santo Niño de Atocha Church
Another small church we came across on our Sunday trip. Built 1932, The little Holy Child of Atocha church is a located on the La Manga Trail just off Highway 85. It is always nice to 'discover' these little adobe churches and find them open.
Portrayed as a small Spanish pilgrim boy, the image of the child Jesus known as Santo Niño de Atocha is dressed in a long gown with a cape that has a wide lace collar and frilled cuffs. The traditional symbol of a pilgrim, a cockleshell, is on his cape, and he holds a little basket in his left hand and a water gourd suspended from a staff in his right hand. The little holy boy wears buckled huaraches (sandals) of silver, and a large, floppy hat with a feather. Although he is known as a wanderer, he is usually shown seated in a little chair. This image is set in tiles to the left of the door and is very much apparent inside the church.
La Manga, San Miguel County, NM
Santo Niño de Atocha Church
Another small church we came across on our Sunday trip. Built 1932, The little Holy Child of Atocha church is a located on the La Manga Trail just off Highway 85. It is always nice to 'discover' these little adobe churches and find them open.
Portrayed as a small Spanish pilgrim boy, the image of the child Jesus known as Santo Niño de Atocha is dressed in a long gown with a cape that has a wide lace collar and frilled cuffs. The traditional symbol of a pilgrim, a cockleshell, is on his cape, and he holds a little basket in his left hand and a water gourd suspended from a staff in his right hand. The little holy boy wears buckled huaraches (sandals) of silver, and a large, floppy hat with a feather. Although he is known as a wanderer, he is usually shown seated in a little chair. This image is set in tiles to the left of the door and is very much apparent inside the church.
La Manga, San Miguel County, NM