Mission San Juan Capistrano
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Mission San Juan Capistrano was founded on November 1, 1776 and is 7th of the 21 California missions. The Mission was returned to the Catholic Church in 1865 by Abraham Lincoln. The property is owned by the Diocese of Orange, however, the Mission operates under a separate non-profit IRS 501 (c) (3) and is not financially supported by the Catholic Church. (Text and image from the mission's official site.)
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Mission San Juan Capistrano was founded on All Saints Day November 1, 1776 by Spanish Catholics of the Franciscan Order. Named for a 15th century theologian and "warrior priest" who resided in the Abruzzo region of Italy, San Juan Capistrano has the distinction of being home to the oldest building in California still in use, a chapel built in 1782; known alternately as "Serra's Chapel" and "Father Serra's Church," it is the only extant structure wherein it has been documented that the padre officiated over mass. One of the best known of the Alta California missions (and one of the few missions to have actually been founded twice - others being Mission San Gabriel Arcángel and Mission La Purísima Concepción) - the site was originally consecrated on October 30, 1775 by Father Fermín Lasuén, but was quickly abandoned due to unrest among the indigenous population in San Diego.Read the rest of the article on Wikipedia.
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- Official Homepage of Mission San Juan Capistrano
- Includes a special section for teachers and an extensive section for students with downloadable handouts on Mission San Juan Capistrano. Also contains visiting information.
- California Missions: Mission San Juan Capistrano
- Very brief one page history of Mission San Juan Capistrano.
- The California Missions Site: Mission San Juan Capistrano
- More in-depth history of Mission San Juan Capistrano. Includes a few photographs and information on how to cite the page for reports.
- California Missions On-Line Project: Mission San Juan Capistrano
- Has a brief paragraph on a variety of subjects related to Mission San Juan Capistrano. Also has a short understanding assessment quiz.
- Virtual Tour of Mission San Juan Capistrano
- Mr. Missions' photographs from nearly all angles of Mission San Juan Capistrano.
- Mission Visual Journey: Mission San Juan Capistrano
- Stunning photographs of Mission San Juan Capistrano presented in a beautiful slideshow by the California Missions Resource Center.
- California Travel: Mission San Juan Capistrano
- Starting from the Mission San Juan Capistrano facts page, you will find links to a professionally written mission history and description of the grounds.
- Mission San Juan Capistrano eBook
- A downloadable ebook specifically about Mission San Juan Capistrano hosted by the Peninsula Library System. Requires Adobe Reader.
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- It was actually founded on October 30,1775.
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