Featuring Latin-American history, culture, art, and religious exhibits (18th - 19th Century). Highlights include the Latin-style old church.
Activities: Tours
Open from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Admission Free
The history of the Loretto Chapel began when Bishop Jean Baptisite Lamy was appointed by the Church to the New Mexico Territory in1850. As part of his mission to build churches and educational facilities, Lamy asked the Sisters of Loretto (a teaching order) to leave their home in Kentucky and establish a school for girls in the frontier city of Santa Fe.