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The chapel was commissioned by the Sisters of Loretto for their girls' school, Loretto Academy, in 1873. Archbishop Jean-Baptiste Lamy had brought in two French architects, Antoine Mouly and his son Projectus, to work on the St. Francis Cathedral project, and suggested that the Sisters could make use of their services on the side to build a much-needed chapel for the academy. [4]
The Staircase is a 1998 American television film about the story of the spiral staircase, believed by some to be miraculously built, at the Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It stars Barbara Hershey as Mother Madalyn in charge of the chapel and William Petersen as Joad, the traveling carpenter with spiritual talent as well as woodworking ...
Staircase and stained glass windows, Loretto Chapel, Santa Fe, New Mexico (2012) The archdiocese is also the home of the Loretto Chapel, which contains an ascending spiral staircase—the building of which the Sisters of Loretto consider to be a miracle due to the unusual construction of the staircase.
Loretto Chapel: 207 Old Santa Fe Tl, Santa Fe Gothic style chapel, built by the Sisters of Loretto around 1873; known for its circular staircase. Now privately owned [114] Mission Nuestra Señora de la Asunción Zia Pueblo: Supervised by the National Park Service [115] Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula de los Pecos Mission
The Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe, New Mexico, is well known for its helix-shaped staircase, which has been nicknamed "Miraculous Stair". It has been the subject of legend and rumor, and the circumstances surrounding its construction and its builder are considered miraculous by the Sisters of Loretto and many visitors.
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The Staircase: 1998 Loretto Chapel, Santa Fe, New Mexico, El Rancho de las Golondrinas [67] The Hi-Lo Country: 1998 Taos, Lamy, Las Vegas [68] Wild Wild West: 1999 Santa Fe, Cerro Pelon Ranch [69] The Tao of Steve: 2000 Santa Fe [70] All the Pretty Horses: 2000 Las Cruces [71] Atomic Ed and the Black Hole: 2001 Los Alamos National Laboratory ...