San Gabriel Mission - San Gabriel, California - Roman Catholic Churches on Waymarking.com

The San Gabriel Mission was founded September 8, 1771 by Fathers Pedro Benito Cambon and Angel Fernández de la Somera under the direction of Father Junipero Serra. The mission was moved to its current location in 1776 The current mission building was built 1791 - 1805 of brick, stone and mortar and is the oldest building of those materials in Southern California. The mission was secularized in 1834 and returned to the church in 1859. The mission church was damaged significantly by the Whittier earthquake in 1987 but has been restored.

The mission church remains an active Catholic Church with two services each Sunday 7:00 A.M. and 9:30 A.M

The Mission church, museum, grounds, gardens, and gift shop are open seven days a week from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Type of Church: Mission Status of Building: Actively in use for worship Date of organization: 09/08/1771 Date of building construction: 01/01/1791 Dominant Architectural Style: Spanish Mission style Archdiocese: Archdiocese of Los Angeles Diocese: Archdiocese of Los Angeles Address/Location: 428 South Mission Drive San Gabriel, California United States 91776 Relvant Web Site: [Web Link] Associated Shrines, Art, etc.: Not listed

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