Santiago de Querétaro in Querétaro, Mexico — The Central Highlands (North America)

Church of María de Guadalupe, Health to the Infirm

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, January 26, 2018

1. Church of María de Guadalupe, Health to the Infirm Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

1a Piedra de la Iglesia de Santa
Maria De Guadalupe
Salud de los Enfermos
Bendecida y Colocada por el Exemo.
Sr. Dr. Alfonso Toriz Cobian
El dia 25 de Mayo de 1986
Querétaro, Qro.

English translation:
The first Stone of the church of
María de Guadalupe
Health to the Infirm
Blessed and Placed by the Most Excellent
Dr. Alfonso Toriz Cobián
On this day, May 25, 1986
Querétaro, Qro.

Erected 1986.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is May 25, 1986.

Location. 20° 36.696′ N, 100° 22.548′ W. Marker is in Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro. It can be reached from Asteroides just south of Urano, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Santiago de Querétaro QUE 76140, Mexico. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Mexico

and in the Bajío.

Globally, it is in North America,

specifically in Mesoamerica,

on the Ring of Fire,

and in the Western Hemisphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

a Spanish colony,

and the Aztec Empire.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Ahuehuete of the Querétaro River (approx. 1.2 kilometers away); The Cosío Waterway (approx. 1.3 kilometers away); Republican Triumph: May 15, 1867 (approx. 1.6 kilometers away); Damián Carmona (approx. 1.6 kilometers away); Chapel of the Most Holy Trinity (approx. 1.6 kilometers away); St. James the Pilgrim (approx. 1.6 kilometers away); The Strangled City (approx. 1.6 kilometers away); The War's Toll (approx. 1.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Santiago de Querétaro.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Aqueduct (was approx. 1.6 kilometers away but has been permanently removed).

Regarding Church of María de Guadalupe, Health to the Infirm. Alfonso Toriz Cobián (b. Juchitlán, Jalisco, August 12, 1913 - d. Querétaro, Querétaro, March 25, 1992) was the Catholic bishop in the Diocese of Querétaro.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, January 26, 2018

2. Church of María de Guadalupe, Health to the Infirm Marker

The marker to the left of the entrance marks the 150th anniversary of the diocese of Querétaro in 2014.

The interior of the Church of María de Guadalupe, Health to the Infirm image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, January 26, 2018

3. The interior of the Church of María de Guadalupe, Health to the Infirm

Credits. This page was last revised on January 8, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 27, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 164 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 27, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.