Templo de Santa Rita de Casia, Baroque temple in Chihuahua, Mexico

Templo de Santa Rita de Casia has a single nave without a dome and a square two-tier tower topped by a pyramidal dome and stone cross. The facade centers on a rounded arch framed by stone jambs and square columns, with a choir window above and a triangular pediment. The interior is sober, with a stone niche holding the image of Saint Rita in the apse.

Nicolasa de Orio y Zubiate, gravely ill, dictated her will on 31 March 1730, ordering a chapel built on the Hacienda del Cura. She recovered, and the chapel was finished in May 1731, consecrated by the parish priest of Chihuahua. It served the estate's owners and workers until the Muñoz family ceded it to the archdiocese in 1949, which opened it to public worship.

The May 22 feast of Santa Rita began drawing so many pilgrims that the hacienda owners opened the chapel to neighbours once a year, and those gatherings grew into the Feria de Santa Rita, still one of Chihuahua's main festivities. Rita was only beatified when the chapel was consecrated in 1731; she was canonised on May 24, 1900 by Leo XIII.

The sanctuary is located in the Santa Rita neighborhood and welcomes visitors during regular services to explore the interior spaces. Plan to visit respectfully and be aware that ceremonies may limit access to certain areas at specific times.

On the left wall near the entrance, a stone slab bears two small fresco paintings; the nave also holds modern Stations of the Cross carved in stone. The facade niche keeps a saint's image that has lost its right arm, and the tower is topped by a pyramidal dome with a stone cross.