San Felipe de Neri Church

Inside the church on the square in Old Town, we find some intense locations for veneration.

While not as over-the-top as many European churches, it is not without its charm. The muted colors and symmetric construction make a pleasing view.

From Wikipedia we learn,

San Felipe de Neri replaced an older church, dating to the founding of Albuquerque in 1706, which collapsed in the winter of 1792–3. From its founding until 1817, church was run by Franciscan missionaries. During the Victorian era, under the influence of Bishop Jean-Baptiste Lamy, the church was remodeled with Gothic Revival elements, including bell towers, a new pitched roof, and interior decorations, to give it a more European appearance. This combination of elements from different periods and traditions makes the church notable architecturally as well as historically.^[4]

The pulpit seemed more decorative than functional.

It is not entirely clear from the photo above that the altar, the chancel is set back from the main part of the church. This give the church interior an overall cross-like shape.

The entrance and exit to the church (for sightseeing at least, is through the adjacent gift shop...not sure why!?) and in the gift shop side is this additional representation of Christ. It was an old one and is kept for quasihistorical purposes.