San Gabriel Mission - San Gabriel, California - This Old Church on Waymarking.com

The San Gabriel Mission was founded September 8, 1771 by Fathers Pedro Benito Cambon and Angel Fernández de la Somera under the direction of Father Junipero Serra. The mission was moved to its current location in 1776 The current mission building was built 1791 - 1805 of brick, stone and mortar and is the oldest building of those materials in Southern California. The mission was secularized in 1834 and returned to the church in 1859. The mission church was damaged significantly by the Whittier earthquake in 1987 but has been restored.

The mission church remains an active Catholic Church with two services each Sunday 7:00 A.M. and 9:30 A.M

The Mission church, museum, grounds, gardens, and gift shop are open seven days a week from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1791 Age of Church building determined by?: Cornerstone or plaque If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Catholic If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: From: 9:00 AM To: 4:30 PM If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Sunday Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: 9:30 AM Street address of Church: 428 South Mission Drive San Gabriel, California United States 91776 Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link] Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link]

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