La Morada de Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe facts for kids
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La Morada de Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe
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La Morada de Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe
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 Location in New Mexico
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| Nearest city | Taos, New Mexico |
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| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | 1895 |
| Architectural style | Pueblo |
| NRHP reference No. | 76001201 |
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| Added to NRHP | June 29, 1976 |
La Morada de Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe, also known as Taos Morada, is a special religious building in Taos, New Mexico. It was once the home of a religious group called the Penitent Brothers, or the Hermanos Penitentes. These brothers used the Morada for their religious studies and practices, which were based on old Catholic traditions.
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History of the Taos Morada
Early Beginnings and Use
The land for the Taos Morada and a nearby holy site called the Calvario was given between 1797 and 1798. Religious leaders from the Taos Pueblo allowed the Hermanos to use this land for their religious activities. The Taos Morada building was fully finished in 1834. A leader named Padre Antonio José Martínez guided the group there. From the 1800s, the Morada was a very important place for the Hermanos. They followed religious practices that had started in Spain.
Changes and Restoration
By the 1970s, only a few Hermanos remained. In 1977, the Taos Morada was sold to the Kit Carson Memorial Foundation. This sale happened even though many people, including local church leaders and the Hermanos themselves, did not want it to be sold.
The Morada was later added to the National Register of Historic Places. This meant it received money from different groups, like the National Park Service, to help fix it up. The goal was to restore the building to how it looked in the mid-1800s. However, the restoration did not allow the Hermanos to use the building for their religious ceremonies.
Return to Religious Use
In 2005, the museum board that owned the Morada agreed to let the Hermanos hold some of their religious events there. These special services began on April 11, 2006, during Holy Week, for Hermanos from other Moradas in Northern New Mexico.
Around 2008, the Morada became the property of the Catholic Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Taos. It also became part of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. In 2010, an archbishop stated that no Hermanos services would be held until he officially blessed the building.
As of 2013, the grounds around the Morada are open for people to visit. However, the inside of the building remains private.
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See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Taos County, New Mexico
- Penitentes (New Mexico)
