San Francisco de Asis Church
575-751-0518
60 St Francis Plaza, Ranchos de Taos, NM
Built in the late 1700's and made famous by Georgia O'Keeffe with her painting of the church's massive adobe walls simply looming up into the sky, the San Francisco de Asis Church is still an integral part of its community.
Surrounding the church are shops, galleries, trading posts, and restaurants - all housed in old adobe buildings as well.
Every spring, the people of the community gather to mud a new layer of adobe on the walls, preserving their church in the time-worn ways of northern New Mexico.
Each June the Church is re-plastered with a mixture of mud and straw by the local parishioners. The work takes place in June of every year with locals and visitors joining in for the “enjarre”, or re-mud.
Inside the parish office resides “The Shadow of the Cross” or “the Mystery Painting” by Henry Ault. A small fee is charged and you will also be shown a short video about the Church. These can be viewed Mon.-Fri. 9AM-4PM.
San Francisco de Asis Church visiting hours 9-4 Mon.-Sat.
Sunday Mass Service: 7am Spanish, 9am & 11:30am.
Weekdays: 6:45am Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri.
