Monday, April 4, 2016

ABC Wednesday: M

M is for the California Missions established by the catholic priests, the first 9 of the 21 missions founded by Fr. Junipero Serra. Fr. Serra was beatified by Pope John Paul 11 on 9/25/88 and canonised by Pope Francis 9/23/15.

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(1) Mission San Diego de Alcala - founder July 16, 1769 in San Diego, CA

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(2) Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo - founded June 3, 1770 in Carmel, CA - the most popular.

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(6) Mission San Francisco de Asis - founded June 29, 1776 in San Francisco, CA - better known as Mission Dolores.

I don't want to make this long, so if you want to read about the other missions I visited, click here. I intend to continue my quest to visit all 21 of the missions. Fingers crossed.

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9 comments:

  1. photowannabeApril 5, 2016 at 10:14 AM

    During the grade school years of my boys we had to do...and I say WE, models of missions.
    It was a forced learning but well worth the information about the missions up and down our state. Been fortunate enough to visit a few of them in person.

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  2. MelodyKApril 5, 2016 at 12:40 PM

    that place i would love to visit! It seems so quiet and peaceful!


    Have a nice abc-wednesday-day / - week
    ♫ M e l ☺ d y ♫ (abc-w-team)

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  3. Reader WilApril 5, 2016 at 3:30 PM

    These buildings look like south European buildings. They are very beautiful. Great choice for M!
    Wil, ABCWTeam

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  4. ellen b.April 5, 2016 at 4:23 PM

    I wish I would have made a roadtrip to see all the California Missions while I lived there...
    I've been to San Gabriel, Ventura, Santa Barbara and couple others...
    Great choice for M!

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  5. Roger Owen GreenApril 5, 2016 at 6:03 PM

    I've actually been to the San Diego mission!

    ROG, ABCW

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  6. IndraniApril 5, 2016 at 7:10 PM

    Such impressive monuments!
    Great pics.
    Happy ABCW!

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  7. TrubesApril 6, 2016 at 3:17 AM

    Marvellous Missions, all very beautiful in their own right.
    Thanks for sharing them with us,
    Best wishes,
    Di.
    ABCW team.

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  8. Murthy K v v sApril 6, 2016 at 4:44 AM

    They remind me Goan churches..!

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  9. JoyApril 6, 2016 at 3:30 PM

    Beautiful buildings. I've never seen inside one before (well apart from in cowboy films) so that was interesting. I find churches fascinating and their combination of the social, historical and architectural not to mention a pinch of spirituality.

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