A group of nuns in Santa Fe, New Mexico in the late 1800s needed a special staircase built for their chapel, so they prayed a novena and a mysterious workman came and built it. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss what makes the spiral staircase special, who built it, and whether it could have been St. Joseph himself.AI-powered
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Miraculous Spiral Staircase (St. Joseph, Loretto Chapel, Santa Fe, New Mexico)
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
Unsolved Mysteries Explains: The Spiral Staircase
Unsolved Mysteries Explains looks at the mystery of a spiral staircase. It was built without nails or screws and has no center support. The wood used is spruce, but we don't know exactly what species it is. Unsolved Mystery Explains airs on weekdays from 8-11 p.m. ET/PT.
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