Encyclopedia > Mission Nuestra Senora de la Soledad

  Article Content

Mission Nuestra Senora de la Soledad

Mission Nuestra Seņora de la Soledad was founded on October 9, 1791 by Father Fermin Lasuen, the thirteenth mission in the California mission chain. It was named for Our Lady of Solitude, and is located in the small town of Soledad, California.

For 90 years after secularization the mission sat crumbling in the wind and rain. In 1954, when restoration was begun, only piles of adobe dirt were remaining. All that was left was the front part of the chapel. It is still being rebuilt and restored, and archeologists are still at work. The ruins of the quadrangle, cemetery and some of the rooms can still be seen.

Mission Nuestra Seņora de la Soledad today serves a as mission of the parish of Soledad. It is open for visitors, but is not used as a parish church.

See also: California mission



All Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License

 
  Search Encyclopedia

Search over one million articles, find something about almost anything!
 
 
  
  Featured Article
Digital Rights Management

... context is most commonly digital (ie, as in a computer or computerized device), hence the 'digital' in DRM. In contrast to existing legal restrictions which copyright status ...

 
 
 
This page was created in 22 ms