Father Junipero Serra San Juan Capistrano
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Father junipero serra san juan capistrano. As a priest father serra traveled to the new spain colonial territory of mexico in 1749 to devote himself to missionary work. A co ed independent catholic high school in san juan capistrano california. In orange county home to mission san juan capistrano that serra established in 1776 the diocese said its leaders stand behind a statement issued by the california bishop s conference which. Mission san juan capistrano is the seventh of california s 21 franciscan missions and is arguably the best known and best preserved of all.
During his presidency he supervised the founding of seven additional missions from san francisco de asís in the north to san juan capistrano in the south. Saint junípero serra is considered one of the most important spanish missionaries in the americas. It was commissioned by father john o sullivan in 1914 to honor saint serra who founded mission san juan capistrano in 1776. San juan capistrano ca 92675.
Lastly the serra statue located near the bell wall just turned 100 years old. The following week the san juan capistrano mission and its neighboring church removed statues of serra from their outside displays to preserve them from being targeted. Capital building s statuary hall. Serra was chosen as one of two historically significant persons to represent the state of california.
300 year old golden altar for the serra chapel a. Serra remained father president of the alta california missions until his death in august 1784. Rns as protesters on friday toppled a statue of father junipero serra in san francisco s golden gate park leaders of another california city had already announced plans to remove a statue of. Serra was born miquel josep serra i ferrer this name is catalan in castilian it is miguel josé serra ferrer in the village of petra on the island of mallorca in the balearic islands off the mediterranean coast of spain.
26351 junipero serra rd. Appointed head of the spanish missions in 1767 he established his first mission in what is now the state of california at san diego in 1769.