San Albino Basilica

History & Significance

Basilica · Est. First church established 1852; current building completed 1908

The Basilica of San Albino in Mesilla, New Mexico, traces to a parish established in 1852 and dedicated to Saint Albinus of Angers, with the original adobe-and-log church overseen by Father Ramon Ortiz. The present brick church was completed in 1908. In 2008 the Vatican's Congregation for Divine Worship granted it minor basilica status. It serves the Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces.

Romanesque Revival brick church with French-influenced design and corner belfry facade

• •Parish established in 1852 and dedicated to Saint Albinus (San Albino) of Angers
• •Present brick church completed in 1908 on the Mesilla plaza
• •Raised to minor basilica by the Vatican in 2008
• •Belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces (established 1982)