Will we be the last generation to enjoy the adobe heritage of New Mexico’s mission churches? –by Patricia Zapor (CNS) 11/18/2010
From today’s National Catholic Register‘s news feed.
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The plaster facade of San Miguel Parish in Socorro, N.M., has been opened in small sections to allow the 400-year-old adobe interior to dry, to prevent the wall from crumbling.
Two walls of Sagrada Familia Church in Lemitar, N.M., collapsed in June, as workmen were trying to shore up the adobe interiors. The 179-year-old church is one of 7 adobe churches in one Socorro-based parish. (CNS photo/Patricia Zapor)