▁August ▁ 1 8 2 6 . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁non - Fran cis can ▁priest . ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 3 ▁it ▁was ▁commonly ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" P adre ▁Mart ine z ▁church " ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁parish ▁church ▁under ▁the ▁patron age ▁of ▁Our ▁Lady ▁of ▁Gu ad alu pe ▁by ▁Bishop ▁Z ub i ria ▁of ▁Dur ango . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Our ▁Lady ▁of ▁Gu ad alu pe ▁churches ▁in ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁San ▁Francisco ▁de ▁As is ▁Mission ▁Church ▁in ▁R anch os ▁de ▁Ta os ▁and ▁San ▁Ger on imo ▁Church ▁at ▁Ta os ▁P ue blo ▁then ▁became ▁mission ▁churches ▁of ▁the ▁parish . ▁ ▁Mart ine z ▁served ▁the ▁parish ▁until ▁ 1 8 5 7 . ▁About ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁the ▁parish ▁building ▁was ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁irre par able ▁and ▁was ▁demol ished . ▁A ▁new ▁church ▁was ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁site ▁by ▁Jean ▁Bapt iste ▁Pit aval , ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁Santa ▁Fe . ▁It ▁was ▁organized ▁by ▁Father ▁Joseph ▁G ira ud ▁and ▁was ▁completed ▁within ▁the ▁year . ▁The ▁parish ▁was ▁destroyed ▁in ▁an ▁accident al ▁fire ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁ ▁A ▁new ▁church ▁was ▁built ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁churches ▁of ▁south western ▁ad obe ▁architecture ▁with ▁cur ved ▁lines . ▁It ▁was ▁dedicated ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁or ▁on ▁December ▁ 1