Religion/Churches

Father Murray, priest important to Salt Creek, 1989

2019-12-27T15:58:38+00:00

“Father Murray stopped Salt Creek land grab.” A Jesuit priest in Mt. Carmel Parish from 1942 onwards, he set up a credit union that enabled Pueblo families, many in Salt Creek, to buy their homes back from land owned by CF&I on which they had squatted for decades. 700 families bought their own homes this way.

Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish Church in Conejos, just north of Antonito. It is the oldest church in Colorado, built in 1863 by a French missionary.

2019-12-27T16:01:58+00:00

Our Lady of Guadeloupe Parish Church in Conejos, just north of Antonito. It is the oldest church in Colorado, built in 1863 by a French missionary.

Alamosa to host annual convention of the Mexican societies of Christian Endeavor, Colorado and Northern New Mexico, with all speeches given in both English and Spanish

2019-12-27T16:02:13+00:00

Alamosa to host annual convention of the Mexican societies of Christian Endeavor, Colorado and Northern New Mexico, with all speeches given in both English and Spanish

A morada built by Los Hermanos Penitentes in San Francisco (Costilla County), with a large wood cross on a hill in the distance, probably constructed in first half of 20th century

2019-12-27T16:02:42+00:00

A morada built by Los Hermanos Penitentes in San Francisco (Costilla County), with a large wood cross on a hill in the distance, probably constructed in first half of 20th century

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