San Acacio Mission Church

In remote locations you will discover devotional architectural treasures from some of the earliest Hispano settlements in the San Luis Valley. Built early in the 1860s, the Mission of San Acacio is the oldest standing church in Colorado. Constructed with 24-inch adobe walls the mission underwent extensive restoration during the 1990s. In addition to stabilizing the foundation several wooden columns were added to the interior to take the weight of the roof off of the fragile walls. An altar screen, or retablo, was commissioned from Maria Romero Cash, a New Mexican artist specializing in religious folk art.