Vicente de Sarria - Mission San Rafael - San Rafael, CA
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bluesnote
N 37° 58.458 W 122° 31.680
10S E 541454 N 4203067
A small plaque accounts the written record of a report of the mission to the present of Mexico, which this land was a part of at the time.
Waymark Code: WMRAQ2
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 06/01/2016
Views: 1
The plaque says, "Viva Jesus!
"On the 14th of December 1817 Fra Ramon Abella, Narciso Duran, Luis Gil, and I planted and blessed with solemn ceremonies the Holy Cross at the time of Vespers, and on this day Holy Mass was sung with music; Te Deum and the world of God was announced in both languages. In the afternoon there were 26 baptisms of children; we have about 200 for instructions."
Report of Vicente de Sarria, PREFBCTO, to Mariano Paybras, Presidente"
Address:
San Rafael, CA
Website: Not listed
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