San Felipe de Neri Church
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San Felipe de Neri Church is a historic Catholic church located on the north side of Old Town Plaza in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Built in 1793, it is one of the oldest surviving buildings in the city a
San Felipe de Neri Church
The church interior in 2008
The rectory in 2012
The convent in 2014
Philip Neri
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Philip Neri, born Filippo Romolo Neri, pronounced was an Italian Catholic priest who founded the Congregation of the Oratory, a society of secular clergy dedicated to pastoral care and charitable work
San Felipe de Neri Church
…possibly on the west side of the plaza. The church was originally dedicated to St. Francis Xavier, but the Viceroy ordered the patron saint changed to St. Philip Neri in July 1706 to honor King Philip V. In 1776 the church was inspected by Fray Atanasio Domínguez, who wrote that it faced east with an attached convent…
Philip Neri
St. Philip Neri and the Virgin Mary, by Tiepolo
Philip Neri, as painted by Guercino in 1656
Philip Neri's effigy at his tomb