The Missions: California's Heritage : Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad - Soledad, CA
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N 36° 24.280 W 121° 21.356
10S E 647420 N 4030088
The Soledad Mission in Soledad, CA.
Waymark Code: WMM7XR
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 08/06/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
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"Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad, known colloquially as the Soledad Mission or Mission Soledad , is a Spanish mission located near the present-day town of Soledad, California. The mission was founded by the Franciscan order on October 9, 1791 to convert the Native Americans living in the area to Catholicism. It was the thirteenth of California's Spanish missions, and is named for Mary, Our Lady of Solitude. The town of Soledad is named for the mission.

After the 1835 secularization of the mission and the later sale of building materials, the mission fell into a state of disrepair and soon after was left in ruins. A restoration project began in 1954 and a new chapel was dedicated in 1955. The chapel now functions as a chapel of Our Lady of Solitude, a parish church of the Diocese of Monterey. The priests' residence was later recreated, and functions as a museum." (visit link)
ISBN Number: 1877599123

Author(s): Mary Null Boule

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