Historic Catholic parish featuring distinctive adobe architecture, religious artwork, and a centuries-long legacy of worship and community service
General Information
Wednesday: 9am–12pm
Closed Friday–Sunday (office)
Sunday: 7:00am, 8:30am (Spanish), 10:30am
Weekdays: 12:10pm (Wed–Fri) & Tuesday evening Mass
Confession: Saturdays 3:30–5:00pm
How to Get There
From Taos Plaza (walking distance): The church is located just west of the plaza in downtown Taos—only a short walk from the main square.
Overview
Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish or Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe is located just west of the Taos Plaza in downtown Taos, New Mexico.
Having received permission from Durango, Mexico's Bishop Olivares built the Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe church in Taos as a Franciscan mission of San Geronimo Parish at the Taos Pueblo beginning on November 18, 1801. It was completed in 1802 and had adobe walls 3 to 4 feet thick and a flat roof.
Padre Antonio José Martínez served the parish church beginning in August 1826. He was the first non-Franciscan priest. In 1833 it was commonly known as the "Padre Martinez church" and became a parish church under the patronage of Our Lady of Guadalupe by Bishop Zubiria of Durango. It was the first Our Lady of Guadalupe churches in what is now the United States.
Martinez served the parish until 1857. About 1911, the parish building was considered to be irreparable and was demolished. A new church was built on the same site by Jean Baptiste Pitaval, Archbishop of Santa Fe. It was organized by Father Joseph Giraud and was completed within the year. The parish was destroyed in an accidental fire on July 24, 1961.
A new church was built adjacent to the site of the former churches of southwestern adobe architecture with curved lines.
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