Bidspirit auction | Holy Dirt from El Santuario

Holy Dirt from El Santuario de Chimayo, New Mexico; and Santuario de Chimayo Blessed Holy Dirt from ”Pocito.” - A distinctive pair of Catholic devotional items associated with El Santuario de Chimayó in New Mexico, one of the Southwest’s best-known pilgrimage churches. Included are Holy Dirt from El Santuario de Chimayó and Santuario de Chimayó Blessed Holy Dirt from the “Pocito.” The tradition of collecting earth from the Santuario gives these small devotional objects a particularly strong connection to Catholic pilgrimage, prayer, and Southwestern religious tradition. Both pieces preserve their identification with Chimayó, making them meaningful examples of devotional material connected to the historic New Mexico sanctuary. El Santuario de Chimayo, Santuario de Chimayo, Chimayo New Mexico, Holy Dirt, blessed Holy Dirt, Pocito, Catholic pilgrimage, Catholic devotional, New Mexico Catholic, Southwest religious history, Catholic shrine, pilgrimage souvenir, religious souvenir, devotional object, Catholic sacramental tradition, New Mexico religious art, Southwestern Catholicism, Catholic memorabilia, Christian pilgrimage, Chimayo shrine