MISSION SAN FERNANDO REYDE ESPANA

Established: September 8 1797Established: September 8, 1797By: Father Fermin LasuenOrder: 17th of the 21 missions

Mission San Fernando Rey de Espana isy pLocated in a valley25 miles NW of

Mission San Fernando Rey 25 miles NW of

Los Angeles. de Espana

Patron SaintPatron Saint

The name of my ymission’s Patron Saint is Ferdinand II of Castile He was theCastile. He was the King of Spain from 1217 through 1252. He founded many churches including the University of Salamanca. He became a saint in 1671.

1812 1861 1797

mission established

Earthquake damaged the new church

Mission & 75 acres of land return to Catholic

church

1806 third and final church

completed

1846 Lands sold

1896 club under

Charles Fermin Lasuenchurch Lasuen.

1799 first permanent church built

1800 church replaced by

a larger building

1808 dam built on a

stream about 1mile

1834 mission ‘secularized’

1842 Flecks of

gold found clinging to

1902 Permanent

pastor assigned to the missiong 1mile

north of mission

clinging to an onion in a field

the mission

166 feet long and 35 feet widef g f Made of adobe, with tile roof Church is plain The mission house or long building is larger and has

more interesting architectural features. The inside of the church is painted with bright colors.the church is painted with bright colors.

The designs are native American. There is a statue of Father Serra behind the altar. , It f

has a wall of mirrors behind it. Seven feet thick at the base

Ad b ll Adobe walls

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August 4, 1916, was a bright day for the August 4, 1916, was a bright day for the future of Mission San Fernando On thatfuture of Mission San Fernando On thatfuture of Mission San Fernando. On that future of Mission San Fernando. On that day, called Candle Day, about 6,000 day, called Candle Day, about 6,000 people paid $1 each for candles, thenpeople paid $1 each for candles, thenpeople paid $1 each for candles, then people paid $1 each for candles, then formed a procession through the arches formed a procession through the arches of the long building to show that they of the long building to show that they g g yg g ywanted to support restoring the mission.wanted to support restoring the mission.

Secularized in1834 Secularized in1834 Ad b llAd b ll Adobe wallsAdobe walls

Named for Father FerdinandNamed for Father Ferdinand

Father Fermin LasuenFather Fermin Lasuen Established on September 8Established on September 8thth, 1797, 1797 Roof made of tile, & adobe Roof made of tile, & adobe Neophytes became CatholicsNeophytes became Catholics Adobe roofAdobe roof Adobe roofAdobe roof Never ending repairs were madeNever ending repairs were made Dam built Dam built Order: 17Order: 17thth of the 21 missionsof the 21 missions

The Mission Cemetery The Mission Cemetery The Mission Cemetery The Mission Cemetery

An important part of each of the California missions was the cemetery, today, some two hundred years later when many of the original hundred years later when many of the original mission buildings have crumbled away, most of the cemeteries are still marked and protected.

The mission cemetery is located at the side of each mission church.

Very soon after each mission was built there was Very soon after each mission was built there was need for a cemetery. The Spanish padres who protected the missions brought the measles, hi k d llchicken pox, and smallpox.