San Felipe de Neri Church, Catholic church in Old Town Plaza, Albuquerque, USA

San Felipe de Neri Church is a tan stucco building with a central gabled facade and two tall flanking towers, each capped by a white balustrade and a slender white cross. The central facade has a rounded-arch doorway with light blue double doors and a glass transom, flanked by four dark metal lanterns. A small cross stands above the door, and a niche with a statue sits higher on the gable, topped by a large cross at the apex. The left tower has an arched louvered window, while the right tower has a tall louvered opening and a round clock face. A low stone wall with a metal railing lines the front.

The first church, begun in 1706 under Fray Manuel Moreno, collapsed in the winter of 1792–93. Governor Fernando de la Concha ordered a replacement, built from 1793 with a cruciform plan and twin bell towers. Bishop Jean-Baptiste Lamy remodelled it in the 1850s–60s with Gothic Revival spires, a pitched roof, and an altar and pulpit painted to resemble marble.

The parish was first dedicated to St. Francis Xavier in 1706, but the Viceroy renamed it for St. Philip Neri to honor King Philip V. In 1776 Fray Atanasio Domínguez found locals still honoring Francis Xavier, so he installed a painting of the correct patron. The church has been known as San Felipe de Neri since.

The church stands on the north side of Old Town Plaza, with a low stone wall, metal railing and paved area before the entrance. The doorway has light blue double doors under a glass transom. It remains an active parish, so visits fit around Mass; the interior is entered from the main door beneath the low choir loft.

The building is the only verified structure from the Spanish colonial period still standing at this location. This distinction makes it a rare survivor from the earliest days of European settlement in the region.