Meri's Play Place

She is revered in Mexico the brown-skinned lady with sweet eyes like pools of chocolate, with a mother's compassionate heart. The holy lady, worker of miracles. Omnipresent in Mexico. For more virgins or to join the procession, visit Rebecca . 

Here is my contribution for MOSAIC MONDAY and MEXICO MONDAY . Enjoy! Images of San Miguel de Allende's Parrocchia © 2010 Meri Arnett-Kremian. One of the most recognizable landmarks of  San Miguel de Allende is the city's Parrocchia, one of the many parish churches  rather than a basilica. It has a neo-Gothic facade clad in a beautiful pink stone and its fanciful appearance has reminded some of Disney creations.   The church was built in the 17th century  with a more conventional exterior, but "redecorated" in 1880 by Zeferino Gutierrez.  He was an indigenous bricklayers and  self-taught architect who was shown  postcards and lithographs of European  cathedrals in the Gothic style  and asked if he could replicate the look. The resulting revision -- which reclad the exterior walls of the church -- is his own interpretation rather than a  copycat cathedral.  The interior of the Parrocchia is quite traditional. We were luck...

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