
Padre Junipero Serra - San Mateo, CA
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saopaulo1
N 37° 33.493 W 122° 19.256
10S E 559976 N 4157017
Quick Description: Junipero Serra's bust on a pedestal in front of a Catholic school on El Camino Real.
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 11/2/2009 11:44:46 AM
Waymark Code: WM7JXK
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Long Description:From the inventory: "A bust of Father Junipero Serra with tonsured
hair wearing a hooded Franciscan habit. Bust is mounted atop a base
that is wide at its top and narrower towards the bottom.
Father Junipero Serra, 1713-1784, was a Spanish Franciscan
missionary in Mexico and California. Fr. Serra was beatified in
1988. The bust of Fr. Serra was presented to the citizens of San
Mateo, California by the San Mateo Serra Club in 1969.
Kenyon Kaiser (On plaque on front of base, raised:) PADRE
JUNIPERO SERRA/APOSTLE OF CALIFORNIA/1713 1784 (On plaque on front
of mid-base:) Presented to/the Citizens of San Mateo, CA/by the San
Mateo Serra Club - 1969/Junipero Serra Beatified - 1988 signed"