The Capilla del Santo Sepulcro
by John Kolenberg
Title
The Capilla del Santo Sepulcro
Artist
John Kolenberg
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Photograph - Photograph/digital Art/photo Painting
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photographed by me...The Sanctuary, officially called the �Santuario de Dios y de la Patria� (Sanctuary of God and Country),[2] but is better known as the Sanctuary of Jes�s Nazareno de Atotonilco.[3] It is located in the small, rural community of Atotonilco, which had a population in 2005 of 597. Today, this community is formally known as the Santuario de Atotonilco and is a World Heritage Site (2008) along with the historic center of San Miguel de Allende.[4] Atotonilco is located fourteen km outside the town of San Miguel de Allende in an area that is a combination of dry grassland and desert studded with thistles, sweet acacia and mesquite trees.[5] The appearance of the landscape has been compared to that of Jerusalem, which gives believers a connection to the Holy Land.[6] The area also has a large number of thermal and fresh water springs. When the sanctuary was built, there were 27 fresh water springs to support gardens around the complex.[5] Today, thermal waters still rise up from the ground only one km from the sanctuary, and another spring at the community entrance has been covered by an artificial cave and is used as a spa called Balneario La Gruta.(Wikipedia)
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December 12th, 2012
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