Staircase at Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe
Uploaded: July 16, 2014 04:45:43 | Entered: July 16, 2014 04:45:44
Story of the stairway. Needing a way to get up to the choir loft the nuns prayed for St. Joseph's intercession for nine straight days. On the day after their novena ended a shabby-looking stranger appeared at their door. He told the nuns he would build them a staircase but that he needed total privacy and locked himself in the chapel for three months. He used a small number of primitive tools including a square, a saw and some warm water and constructed a spiral staircase entirely of non-native wood. The identity of the carpenter is not known for as soon as the staircase was finally finished he was gone. Many witnesses, upon seeing the staircase, feel it was constructed by St. Joseph himself, as a miraculous occurrence.The resulting staircase is an impressive work of carpentry. It ascends twenty feet, making two complete revolutions up to the choir loft without the use of nails or apparent center support.
Exif: F Number: 5.6, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/20 seconds, Flash: did not fire, auto mode, ISO: 6400, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 22.00 mm, Model: E-M10
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