Villa Progreso in Ezequiel Montes, Querétaro, Mexico — The Central Highlands (North America)
The Temple of Saint Michael Archangel
Villa Progreso
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, December 1, 2018
1. The Temple of Saint Michael Archangel Marker
Templo de San Miguel Arcángel
Se inicia su construcción en el año de 1649, y es hasta el año de 1718 que es terminada.
La devoción a San Miguel Arcángel surgió a raíz de que los Misioneros Franciscanos del actual municipio de Cadereyta colocaron la imagen en este lugar antes de ser construido como templo. Es unos de los pocos templos que aún conserva el atrio original y casi único por tener púlpito en la parte externa; el campanario es de tres cuerpos.
The Temple of Saint Michael Archangel
Construction began in the year 1649, and it was finished until 1718.
Devotion to Saint Michael Archangel emerged since Franciscan Missionaries from Cadereyta placed his image at this place, before it was built as a temple. It is one of the few temples which still keeps its original atrium and it is almost unique because it has a pulpit on its outside part; its bell tower has three bodies.
Erected 2002.
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Location. 20° 38.531′ N, 99° 50.129′ W. Marker is in Villa Progreso, Querétaro, in Ezequiel Montes. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Calle Lerdo de Tejada and Calle Reforma, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Villa Progreso QUE 76670, Mexico. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Observing the Yucca Forest (approx. 5.8 kilometers away); Botanical Garden of Cadereyta (approx. 6 kilometers away); The Temple of Our Lady of Refuge (approx. 6 kilometers away); Cadereyta’s Water Reservoir (approx. 6.1 kilometers away); Temple of San Gaspar (approx. 6.1 kilometers away); The Temple of the Holy Ladder (approx. 6.2 kilometers away); The Temple of the Holy Solitude (approx. 6.2 kilometers away); Friar Pablo de Betancur (approx. 6.2 kilometers away).
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, December 1, 2018
2. The Temple of Saint Michael Archangel original atrium wall and Marker
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, December 1, 2018
3. The Temple of Saint Michael Archangel
Note the pulpit to the right of the main entrance to the temple, a very unusual feature. The pulpit was probably used for large outdoor masses given in the atrium.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, December 1, 2018
4. The interior of the Temple of Saint Michael Archangel
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, December 1, 2018
5. The Temple of Saint Michael Archangel
Credits. This page was last revised on December 3, 2018. It was originally submitted on December 3, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 92 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 3, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.
