With a generous grant from the Eugene V. and Clare Thaw Charitable Trust, Nuevo Mexico Profundo and Cornerstones Community Partnerships collaborated in the restoration of San AgustÃn, a historic church located in the Gallinas River Valley near Las Vegas, NM. San AgustÃn (also known as San Augustine) is the northernmost of what was once a string of village churches in spectacular settings along the river. All of the other churches, and their villages, are going to ruin. This collaborative project saved San AgustÃn from the same fate. According to the property survey, San AgustÃn was first a fort and then converted to a church around 1830.
San AgustÃn is a mission of Our Lady of Sorrows Parish in Las Vegas, and this project was developed in cooperation with its pastor and the church’s mayordomos (caretakers). Special thanks to Rebecca Montoya.
