San Luis Rey Mission Church Guest Book - Oceanside, CA
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N 33° 13.935 W 117° 19.161
11S E 470245 N 3677080
Mission San Luis Rey was founded in 1789 and the present church was built between 1811 and 1815.
Waymark Code: WMJQ0D
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 12/15/2013
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The guest book for this historic church is near the entrance.
Wikipedia (
visit link) has a website for the entire Mission which includes the church and informs us:
"Mission San Luis Rey de Francia is a former Spanish mission in the present-day city of Oceanside, California. The mission was founded on June 13, 1798 by Padre Fermín Lasuén, and was the eighteenth of the Spanish missions established in California. Named for Saint Louis, the mission lent its name to the Luiseño tribe of Mission Indians.
The current church, built in 1811, is the third church on this location. It is a National Historic Landmark, for its pristine example of a Spanish mission church complex. Today the mission complex functions as a parish church of the Diocese of San Diego as well as a museum and retreat center."