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My wife recently got back from Santa Fe, visiting her sister. On some of their sight seeing they stopped at this chapel.
El Santuario de Chimayó is a Roman Catholic church in Chimayó, New Mexico, USA. This santuario (Spanish for "sanctuary"), 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."
In the early 19th Century, nineteen families lived in what was then called El Potrero de Chimayó (potrero means pasture). The land where the Santuario now stands belonged to Don Fernando Abeyta, one of the first members of Los Hermanos de la Fraternidad Piadosa de Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareno (the Penitentes) in the area. Also, he was probably devoted to the Christ of Esquipulas, a pilgrimage site in Guatemala where the clay is ascribed healing power. A nephew of Don Fernando was christened Juan de Esquipulas in 1805.
Fernando Abeyta built a small chapel to the Christ of Esquipulas on the present site around 1810. On November 15, 1813, he wrote to Father Sebastián Álvarez, the parish priest of Santa Cruz de la Cañada, asking him to write to the Episcopal See of Durango for permission to build a bigger church in which the people of El Potrero could worship Jesus as he appeared at Esquipulas and could hear Mass. The next day, Fr. Álvarez wrote the letter, mentioning that cures were reported and many pilgrims were arriving. On February 8, 1814, Francisco Fernández Valentín, Vicar General of the Diocese of Durango, wrote back with permission. By 1816 the chapel was replaced by the present church.
Some say that before the Spaniards arrived, a hot spring that then flowed near the site was sacred to the Tewa Indians for its healing powers.
One version of the legend says that during Holy Week, Abeyta (or a friar) saw a light shining from the hillside and dug the crucifix up with his bare hands. He turned it over to Fr. Álvarez, who took it to the Chimayó church, but the crucifix mysteriously returned to the spot where Abeyta found it. After the third time this happened, Álvarez and Abeyta decided to build a chapel on the spot to house the crucifix.
Another version says Abeyta was watching his sheep and contemplating his blessings, though he was sick, when a vision of his patron saint, San Esquipula, beckoned to him. He went to the place where the saint had appeared and knelt; he was cured immediately. Other people also were cured there, and Abeyta built the chapel in thanks.
A third version says that the crucifix had belonged to a priest from Esquipulas who accompanied the first Spanish settlers in Chimayó. He was killed by Indians and buried in Chimayó. A flood of the Santa Cruz River (a small tributary of the Rio Grande) in the spring of 1810 uncovered the body and the crucifix. People who remembered the priest dedicated the shrine to the Christ of Esquipulas
Visiting the graves of my grandmother and grandfather and my dad. Pictured is the shared plottage of my grandparents, with requisite wreathage.
As soon as Burning Man 2018 ended, "Robot Resurrection" (right) paid a visit to "Big Charles... (An homage to Charlie Smith)" (left).
Both robots are creations by Shane Evans.
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I love when black-necked stilts stop in Eugene during migration season. Saw 7 of them on Saturday which is more than I think I've ever seen at once in Eugene.
Black-necked stilt, Himantopus mexicanus
Created for Ruby’s Treasure Challenge 54
Premade Background With Thanks to Rubyblossom
Fairy from Gislaadt Art - with thanks!
Pixie and dog, with thanks from
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Winnie seems to be missing here. I was in Venice in 1968, and the Doge's Palace looked just like that.
AI image (DDG - ImagineArt).
Having a nice time while watching the many photos I did in the last summer. So I found this delicate little beauty with the blue furry and these fantastic looking wings
Visiting with friendly hosts
Slovenian September 1994
Analogue Slide scan
Kodak Film Kodachrome_64
Camera Canon A1
Three-year-old Angel died with her four brothers when their house caught on fire on August 28, 1993. I see their graves almost every day because I take walks in the cemetery where they're buried.
My contacts will probably remember Bonny, the White Great Horned Owl. She belongs to a local falconry and I have posted several photos of her already. Today the falconry celebrated the beginning of their new season with an open day. The weather could have been better but at least it stayed dry and of course I took many photos. I love all their birds but Bonny is my favourite which is why the first photo I post is a photo of her. More bird photos will follow and most likely another one or two of Bonny too. :)
Irresistible cuteness—sea otters! Our first wildlife sighting on our Kenai Fjord Tour out of Seward. Did the boat tip a bit as we all rushed to that side?
today i came back from netherland my new home...wit h a plane full of dutch tourists and me...hahaha from now on i am one of them...yes its a strange feeling from now on innsbruck i s holidays for me
When visiting Amsterdam in September 2017 we went to Van Gogh Museum and I purchased this little magnet as a souvenir.
Van Gogh's paintings of Sunflowers are among his most famous. He did them in Arles, in the south of France, in 1888 and 1889.
The sunflower paintings had a special significance for Van Gogh: they communicated ‘gratitude’, he wrote. He hung the first two in the room of his friend, the painter Paul Gauguin, who came to live with him for a while in the Yellow House. Gauguin was impressed by the sunflowers, which he thought were ‘completely Vincent’. Van Gogh had already painted a new version during his friend’s stay and Gauguin later asked for one as a gift, which Vincent was reluctant to give him. He later produced two loose copies, however, one of which is now in the Van Gogh Museum.
Lors de notre visite à Amsterdam en septembre 2017, nous sommes allés au musée Van Gogh et j'ai acheté ce petit aimant en souvenir.
Les peintures de Van Gogh de Tournesols sont parmi ses plus célèbres. Il les fit à Arles, dans le sud de la France, en 1888 et 1889.
Les peintures de tournesol avaient une signification particulière pour Van Gogh : elles communiquaient la « gratitude », écrit-il. Il a accroché les deux premiers dans la chambre de son ami, le peintre Paul Gauguin, qui est venu habiter quelque temps avec lui dans la Maison Jaune. Gauguin a été impressionné par les tournesols, qu'il pensait être « complètement Vincent ». Van Gogh avait déjà peint une nouvelle version lors du séjour de son ami et Gauguin en a demandé une plus tard en cadeau, que Vincent hésitait à lui offrir. Cependant, il a produit plus tard deux exemplaires volants, dont l'un est maintenant au musée Van Gogh.
Louvre Museum is the world's largest museum and a historic monument in Paris, France. A central landmark of the city, it is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the 1st arrondissement. This is one of the hallways in the museum.
Private
Airbus A319-115 ACJ
M-RBUS
Fortaleza - Pinto Martins Int'l Airport (FOR/SBFZ)
October 29, 2016
Very exotic bird in Fortaleza! Really stunning livery for this ACJ! This one arrived in Oct 23rd and was chartered by some rich folks to spend some days visiting Ceará state. Arrived under callsign "Mike Romeo Bravo Uniform Sierra", from Moscow Vnukovo via Tenerife, and is seen pushing back for a flight to Newark, USA. Surely an amazing scheme, and also a very funny registration! :D
Photo taken handheld!
Nikon D5100 + Nikkor 70-300mm VR
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The painter Claude Monet lived in his home at Giverny for 43 years, from 1883 to 1926.
The artist’s studio, in which he worked until 1899. This room later became a cosy sitting room, where coffee was served, comfortably installed in English-style cane chairs and surrounded by familiar objects, photographs and the Master’s paintings.
A bust of Claude Monet by Paul Paulin reminds that the leader of impressionism became famous during his lifetime, although he had to wait until he was fifty before he was eventually recognized as a master.
BR standard class 5 No. 73156, on loan from its usual home on the Great Central Railway at Loughborough, awaits departure time at Sheffield Park Station on the Bluebell Railway.
I wish I remembered where I took this photo some years back. All I can say with certainty, unfortunately, is that it's from a shrine in Osaka that I came across as I was walking my way through the city. While much of my photostream features grand viewpoints or iconic architecture, small details like this can be visually impactful, too. At least for me. =)
Jane is paying a social call on the widow. She is sharing memories of her courtship with her now deceased husband. Jane listens with great interest.
Blythe a Day - Pay a Social Call - 9/24/24
Paying Social Calls:
janeausten.co.uk/blogs/customs-and-manners/paying-social-...
The widow: Custom Blythe from Etsy, Barbie skirt over a black Blythe dress, Shrug - Etsy
Jane: Blue Rabbit Blythe in a purple dress I made
Cat, chest - thrift store
books - made by me
1:12 wooden chest
Clock - Avon
Mattel sofa, table repainted
Disney tea cart repainted
Tea set - Barbie
Desserts - Hobby Lobby
Rocker - thrift store find, repainted
Door: wooden plaque with cereal cardboard panels, painted