Monastery of Christ in the Desert

 monastery, Order of Saint Benedict, Roman Catholic church

The Monastery of Christ in the Desert is a Roman Catholic Benedictine monastery. Completely surrounded by miles of undisturbed wilderness, the monastery is set amidst the Chama Canyon wilderness area 75 miles north of Santa Fe, New Mexico. The original monastery was designed by George Nakashima, the famous Japanese-American architect and woodworker. The chapel is renowned for its beauty and was praised by Thomas Merton as the most perfect monastic chapel he had ever visited. The monastery maintains one of the largest private solar power systems in the US, which provides its only source of electricity. It is accessible by a 13 mile dirt road off of US route 84. The geographical co-ordinates of the monastery are 36°22′40.80″N 106°40′49.80″W / 36.378, -106.6805. (credit Wikipedia)
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