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Near Abó in Torrance County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)
 

Prayers and Hymns/Rezos e himnos

Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument

 
 
Prayers and Hymns/Rezos e himnos Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 10, 2023
1. Prayers and Hymns/Rezos e himnos Marker
Inscription. Prayers and Hymns For 17th-century Catholics, this church nave was the spiritual heart of Mission San Gregorio de Abó. When worshippers – both the indigenous people and nearby settlers from Spain – came to hear Mass, they stood and knelt. There were no pews. Prayers and sacred songs echoed off these walls. At the altar ahead, the priest chanted the familiar liturgy of the Mass in Latin, the same as in any Roman Catholic church in Europe, Asia, Africa, or the Americas in those years.

[Caption] Note the outline of stones on the ground ahead. They indicate the smaller size of this church in the 1620s. Construction twenty years later left Abó's sanctuary more as you see it now, with new walls reaching 50 feet high.

Rezos e himnos Para los católicos del siglo XVII, esta nave de la iglesia fue el corazón espiritual de la misión de San Gregorio de Abó. Cuando los fieles – tanto indigenas como pobladores vecinos españoles – venían a oir misa, se mantenían de pie o se hincaban. No habían bancos. Estos muros le hacían eco a los rezos y los cantos sagrados. En el altar al frente, el sacerdote cantaba la liturgia familiar de la misa en latin, la misma de cualquier iglesia católica en Europa, Asia, Africa y América en esos años.

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las piedras sobre el piso al frente. Estas indican que la iglesia era más pequeña en los años 1620. Una construcción adicional veinte años mas tarde dejó al santuario de Abó más como usted lo ve ahora, con nuevos muros con una altura de hasta 15 metros.
 
Erected by National Park Service.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the National Historic Landmarks series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1620.
 
Location. 34° 27.016′ N, 106° 22.532′ W. Marker is near Abó, New Mexico, in Torrance County. It can be reached from Abó Ruins Road (State Road 513) 0.6 miles north of U.S. 60, on the left when traveling north. Marker is in Mission San Gregorio de Abó National Historic Landmark. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 69 Abó Ruins Rd, Mountainair NM 87036, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Albuquerque. It is also in the American Southwest. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: New Songs/Cantos Nuevos (a few steps from this marker); People at Work/Manos a la obra (a few steps from this marker); A Grander Church/Una iglesia más grande (a few steps from this marker); A Kiva Here?/¿Una kiva aquí? (within shouting distance of this marker); Crossroads/El cruce (within
Prayers and Hymns/Rezos e himnos Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 10, 2023
2. Prayers and Hymns/Rezos e himnos Marker
shouting distance of this marker); Fred Sisneros' Grave / Don Federico (within shouting distance of this marker); Village of Abó/Pueblo de Abó (within shouting distance of this marker); Crossroads / El Cruce (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Abó.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 3, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 162 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 3, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
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