Mission by the Sea
The founding of San Buenaventura Mission was foreshadowed well over two centuries ago on the Spanish isle of Mallorca, when a devout Franciscan priest, who was a brilliant scholar and professor of theology, earnestly prayed that he might be permitted to forsake his comfortable circumstances to take up the Lord's work among the aborigines in the New World. The hoped-for answer to his prayers came on Palm Sunday, March 30, 1749. (Text and image from mission's official site.)
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Mission San Buenaventura was founded on Easter Sunday, March 31, 1782. Named for a Franciscan theologian, Saint Bonaventure, it was the last of the missions founded by Father Serra. Mission San Buenaventura was planned to be founded in the year 1770, but the founding was delayed because of the low availability of the military escorts needed to establish Mission San Buenaventura. In 1793, the first church burned down. It took the neophytes 16 years to build the new church, which still stands today.Read the rest of the article on Wikipedia.
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- Official Homepage of Mission San Buenaventura
- Includes history about the mission, saint, and founder. Also has information about visiting Mission San Buenaventura and a selection of photos.
- California Missions: Mission San Buenaventura
- Very brief one page history of Mission San Buenaventura.
- The California Missions Site: Mission San Buenaventura
- More in-depth history of Mission San Buenaventura. Includes a few photographs and information on how to cite the page for reports.
- California Missions On-Line Project: Mission San Buenaventura
- Has a brief paragraph on a variety of subjects related to Mission San Buenaventura. Also has a short understanding assessment quiz.
- Virtual Tour of Mission San Buenaventura
- Mr. Missions' photographs from nearly all angles of Mission San Buenaventura.
- Mission San Buenaventura Visual Journey
- Stunning photographs of Mission San Buenaventura presented in a beautiful slideshow by the California Missions Resource Center.
- California Travel: Mission San Buenaventura
- Starting from the Mission San Buenaventura facts page, you will find links to a professionally written mission history and description of the grounds.
- Mission San Buenaventura eBook
- A downloadable ebook specifically about Mission San Buenaventura hosted by the Peninsula Library System. Requires Adobe Reader.
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Brett Hampton graciously provides the following pictures from his visit to Mission San Buenaventura. Take a look at the beautiful grounds!
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