Church of the Holy Faith (Santa Fe) explained

The Church of the Holy Faith is an historic Episcopal church located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The parish was established in 1863 and is the oldest Episcopal church in New Mexico. Throughout the church's early history, it was a focal point of the emerging Anglo-American influence on a region with strong Spanish cultural and religious traditions.[1] The original Gothic nave was completed in 1882. In the twentieth century, the church's physical footprint grew under two projects led by Santa Fe architect and parishioner John Gaw Meem. Meem designed the church's adjacent parish house, now known as Palen Hall, which was completed in 1926. Towards the end of his career, he expanded the sanctuary, adding a chancel and choir in 1953. Meem's designs maintained the church's original Gothic style and demonstrate his stylistic versatility as an architect who is otherwise known for his Pueblo Revival and Territorial designs. Upon his death, his ashes were interred in a niche within the chancel.[2] [3] The sanctuary features a wooden reredos carved by Gustave Baumann and an organ built by the M.P. Moller Pipe Organ Company.[4]

Notable parishioners

Notes and References

  1. Book: Lehmberg, Stanford. Holy Faith of Santa Fe. LPD Press. 2004. 978-1890689124. Albuquerque.
  2. Web site: The Church of the Holy Faith. The Historic Santa Fe Foundation. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191224071025/https://www.historicsantafe.org/the-church-of-the-holy-faith . December 24, 2019 .
  3. Book: Lehmberg, Stanford. Churches of the Southwest: The Ecclesiastical Architecture of John Gaw Meem. W. W. Norton. 2005. 978-0-393-73182-8. New York.
  4. Web site: Holy Faith Episcopal Church, Santa Fe, New Mexico. The Organ Historical Society. Pipe Organ Database.