Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad - Soledad, CA
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N 36° 24.376 W 121° 21.286
10S E 647522 N 4030268
This mission was founded in 1791.
Waymark Code: WMNHG0
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/18/2015
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Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad, known colloquially as the Soledad Mission
or Mission Soledad,[9] 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."
As for the book, "Mission Nuestra Senora (Missions of California)" Amazon (
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Mission Nuestra Senora (Missions of California) Library Binding – January 30, 2000
by K. Ostrow (Author)... Product Details
Age Range: 9 and up
Grade Level: 4 and up
Series: Missions of California
Library Binding: 64 pages
Publisher: Powerkids Pr (January 30, 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0823958825
ISBN-13: 978-0823958825
Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 8.2 x 0.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,598,944 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)"